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Sostratus of Cnidus

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construction of Pharos of Alexandria

In lighthouse of Alexandria
Built by Sostratus of Cnidus, perhaps for Ptolemy I Soter, it was finished during the reign of Soter’s son Ptolemy II of Egypt in about 280 bce. The lighthouse stood on the island of Pharos in the harbour of Alexandria and is said to have been more…
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