RPR-EGY-A008 · EGYPT

Ptolemaic Royal Quarter of Alexandria

Local/original name field under source audit

Royal Palace District / Palace Complex · Lost / Partly Submerged / Archaeological

Registry Record

RPR-EGY-A008 · Ptolemaic Dynasty · Ptolemaic rulers / Cleopatra VII

Type: Royal Palace District / Palace Complex
Date:
Status: Lost / Partly Submerged / Archaeological
Royal provenance: Verified

Why It Belongs in the Registry

This page records a verified or explicitly qualified palace-related site within Egypt's royal and dynastic landscape. Royal Palaces separates the existence of the building or complex from stronger claims about exact occupancy, chronology or surviving fabric.

People

Ptolemy I Soter · Cleopatra VII

Sources & Further Reading

Geography

Geographic Path: Egypt → Alexandria Governorate → Alexandria

Local Place: Eastern Harbour / ancient royal quarter

Estate / Micro-location: Ptolemaic Royal Quarter

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Rulers, Residents & Use by Reign

PeriodRulerRelationshipNotes
Ptolemaic period–Ptolemaic periodPtolemy I Soterfounding dynasty / royal quarterEarly Ptolemaic royal quarter in Alexandria.
51 BCE–30 BCECleopatra VIIroyal residence / courtCleopatra VII's court occupied the Alexandrian royal quarter.