Fortress of Babylon
Roman fortress of round towers and thick walls guarding an ancient Nile-to-Red-Sea canal.
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This guide to the Fortress of Babylon in Cairo centers on the Roman stronghold's last stand in the year 640, when an Arab army under Amr ibn al-As laid siege to its thick round towers and Byzantine garrison. It follows the weeks of stalemate at the walls and moats before a small company of fighters under a warrior named Zubayr attempted something the siege alone could not achieve. It also traces what later generations built directly onto the fortress's surviving towers, including a church suspended over Roman stone. Look up at the tower beside you to see the wall itself.
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