Villa of the Birds
Located to the north of the Roman theatre, there are large mud brick structures and these are ruins of the Roman baths built near the amphitheater in the period from the 2nd to the 4th century AD.
Located east of the Roman Amphitheater of Alexandria, recent excavation missions have unearthed a Roman villa dating from the period of the Roman Emperor Hadrian who ruled Egypt and a great empire in the 2nd century AD.
The archaeologists who discovered this villa called it;
Villa of the Birds because of the beautiful mosaic floor in the main room of the structure that shows many birds in different forms such as a Parrot and Moorhen,
peacocks and pigeons. Other mosaic ornaments have different geometric motifs.
the finest example of private houses built in Alexandria during the Roman period. The house itself was unfortunately destroyed by fire.
Beyond clusters of ancient ruins and cracks in fine masonry, there is a place that echoes with memory, a site abraded by the years — that place is Kom el-Dikka.
in the heart of Alexandria is the Kom el-Dikka neighborhood:
plastered in culture, the location once bustled with Roman life.
but isnow home to some of Egypt’s last standing Roman ruins.
Sitting in an archeological park, the place covers nearly 40,000 square meters and slopes well-below present day street level.
The Kom el-Dikka site is home to the remnants of the ancient city of Alexandria,
which was the epicenter of all teachings – philosophical learning, art,
and culture in the Roman world. The Greco-
Roman period in Egypt began when entered in 332 BC,
and lasted until the Muslim conquest of Egypt in the 7th century AD.
