Canopus Pool Complex
2007 © Maxim Tabachnik
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Canopus Pool Complex

1050
This pool (2nd c.) at Hadrian’s Villa was modeled after the Egyptian city of Canopus and the Temple of Serapis. Surrounded by columns and statues, the long basin hosted imperial banquets and processions. It reflects Hadrian’s cosmopolitan vision, blending Roman engineering with Greek and Egyptian sacred design.