Uncovered by chance about it Roman temple in 1936 by accident in the head region of Sidi black man , was located in the part of a modern residential area , and is facing a difficult environmental conditions of underground water and sanitation. And decided to save the Temple of the Supreme Council of Antiquities SCA transfer of the temple in 1995 , and was named his high position within the area of the cemetery of the Latins in downtown Alexandria Police Department in front of the door of the Eastern District on the road to freedom. Stones took decoding and re- built the temple in the new place six months. The remaining part of it now is not a temple , but the sense is a small structure . The history of the Latin cemetery known as the " alabaster " to the early Ptolemaic period .
- Planning the temple :
First floor:
The temple consists of two floors , each devoted to the worship of the bottom while the upper housing for the priests of the temple , but this is the temple of temples unique among Greek temples in Egypt and Romania in terms of planning . Built the temple - a habit temples Romania - on the high ground can be accessed by ten degrees him in the front facade of the temple only . These grades are based display and facade of the building entirely . Stairs lead to the lobby led by four columns of marble Ionic crown . The columns in the middle of a column topped by a small votive feet linked to the story of the construction of the temple. Behind the columns there are the main chamber of the temple , a chamber square , and stick to the wall North terrace Msidh of stone , surmounted by five statues of white marble : a statue of Isis , and the Statue of Harpocrates , the third for " Hermanubis " , and statues of Osiris Alcanoby They are the gods of the temple and all of them are currently in the museum Greco-Roman . The terrace in front of a small altar was found near him on the statues of the Sphinx temple to protect them from any danger that may be exposed to him .
Second floor :
Can be reached via a narrow staircase in the eastern wall of the temple , and includes accommodation priests . Consists of two rooms are alike in the way of building them with the first floor which shows from the same era as the temple and not in addition to subsequent eras . The Tahedmta Ahadjrtan to a large extent , and there are no inscriptions on the walls of the temple of internal or external .
- Dedicate the temple : Chris Temple black head by one of cavalry called " Isidore " any " gift of Isis " , which had fallen from his vehicle warfare and struck his foot and to heal his foot vow to Isis a foot of the white marble wearing shoes held above the square column of record marble inscription in Greek, says : "We have dedicated the Isidore the image of this football gods to which you saved after deadly Tumble of the vehicle ." What is meant here is the goddess of the goddess Isis to which he devoted the temple. Dating temple mid- second century AD .
- Planning the temple :
First floor:
The temple consists of two floors , each devoted to the worship of the bottom while the upper housing for the priests of the temple , but this is the temple of temples unique among Greek temples in Egypt and Romania in terms of planning . Built the temple - a habit temples Romania - on the high ground can be accessed by ten degrees him in the front facade of the temple only . These grades are based display and facade of the building entirely . Stairs lead to the lobby led by four columns of marble Ionic crown . The columns in the middle of a column topped by a small votive feet linked to the story of the construction of the temple. Behind the columns there are the main chamber of the temple , a chamber square , and stick to the wall North terrace Msidh of stone , surmounted by five statues of white marble : a statue of Isis , and the Statue of Harpocrates , the third for " Hermanubis " , and statues of Osiris Alcanoby They are the gods of the temple and all of them are currently in the museum Greco-Roman . The terrace in front of a small altar was found near him on the statues of the Sphinx temple to protect them from any danger that may be exposed to him .
Second floor :
Can be reached via a narrow staircase in the eastern wall of the temple , and includes accommodation priests . Consists of two rooms are alike in the way of building them with the first floor which shows from the same era as the temple and not in addition to subsequent eras . The Tahedmta Ahadjrtan to a large extent , and there are no inscriptions on the walls of the temple of internal or external .
- Dedicate the temple : Chris Temple black head by one of cavalry called " Isidore " any " gift of Isis " , which had fallen from his vehicle warfare and struck his foot and to heal his foot vow to Isis a foot of the white marble wearing shoes held above the square column of record marble inscription in Greek, says : "We have dedicated the Isidore the image of this football gods to which you saved after deadly Tumble of the vehicle ." What is meant here is the goddess of the goddess Isis to which he devoted the temple. Dating temple mid- second century AD .
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