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Alexandria's catacombs, known as Kom Esh-Shoqafa, lie 35 metre
underground, accessible by a spiral stairway. In the centre of this is the shaft through which the
deceased were lowered. Built in the 2nd century CE, possibly beginning as a family crypt. The
triclinium (banqueting hall), where relatives had feasts and ceremonies in the vicinity of their
deceased.
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