As the older Ptolemaic channel, which was the first to use locks, Trajan's canal linked Mediterranean and Red Sea not directly, but via the Nile. Unlike the Greek channel, though, which branched off the Pelusiac arm, the Roman canal started off the main branch of the Nile at Babylon, 60 km to the south. It joined the Ptolemaic dyke at Belbeis, eventually discharging into the Gulf of Suez at Arsinoe.
Trajans canal
Relevant museums
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National Archaeological Museum, Athens
National Archaeological Museum, Athens -
Rome, Vatican Museums
Rome, Vatican Museums -
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Antikensammlung und Münzkabinett
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Antikensammlung und Münzkabinett -
München, Staatliches Museum Ägyptischer Kunst
München, Staatliches Museum Ägyptischer Kunst -
Barcelona, Museu Egipci
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Berlin, Neues Museum
Berlin, Neues Museum -
Copenhagen, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
Copenhagen, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek -
Copenhagen, National Museum of Denmark
Copenhagen, National Museum of Denmark -
Paris, Louvre
Paris, Louvre -
Allard Pierson Museum
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Leiden, Rijksmuseum van Oudheden
The national archaeological museum of the Netherlands, located in Leiden -
Stockholm, Medelhavsmuseet
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The British Museum
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New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Nearby sites
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Siege of Babylon Fortress
The Babylon Fortress, a major military stronghold of the Byzantine Empire in Egypt, was captured by forces of the Rashidun Caliphate after a prolonged siege in 640. -
Babylon (Cairo)
One of the largest fortresses built by Diocletian was the great fortress of Babylon in Egypt, built where Trajan's canal joined the Nile. -
Bizantine bridge
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Roman Rd
Roman Rd