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5. Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa

The catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa are located in the western necropolis of Alexandria, Egypt. Constructed during the reign of the Antonine emperors in the second century AD, the catacombs consist of tombs carved into three levels solid rock, although the lowest level is currently submerged by groundwater. These tombs contain statues, friezes and other artifacts showing the influence of Roman, Greek and Egyptian cultures. Originally accessible by a circular staircase through an access shaft, the catacombs were used as a burial site from the second to the fourth centuries AD. On the first level, the Hall of Caracalla houses the bones of Christians who were massacred by the emperor of the same name in 215 AD.

"Kom El Shoqafa" means "mound of shards", named for the heaps of broken terra cotta jars and other objects found by archaeologists during excavation of this site. It is believed that ancient visitors to the tombs brought food and wine and, due to superstition, broke the containers and left them in the catacombs rather than bring them home again.