Alexandria — Anabasis

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Alexandria

A busy street somewhere in Alexandria.

Roman legionnaires disembark a trireme in Alexandria’s harbour.

A Roman testudo makes its way down a street in Alexandria. An enemy javelin has felled one of the legionnaires, opening up a dangerous gap in the formation. Alexandria, Egypt, 48 BC.

A roman patrol is attacked by a mob in an alleyway. Even before the siege started properly alley’s and backstreet’s in Alexandria was a dangerous place for the legionnaires.

A centurion calls for reinforcements as the legionnaires prepare to repell another attack. Alexandria, Egypt, 48 BC.

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