 View of Mons Claudianus from the northeast | |
  Shown within Egypt | |
| Location | Safaga, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
|---|---|
| Region | Upper Egypt |
| Coordinates | 26°48′33″N 33°29′13″E / 26.80917°N 33.48694°E |
| Type | Quarry |
| History | |
| Founded | 1st century AD |
| Abandoned | Middle of the 3rd century AD |
| Periods | Roman Empire |
Mons Claudianus was a Roman quarry in the eastern desert of Egypt.[1] It consisted of a garrison, a quarrying site, and civilian and workers' quarters. Granodiorite was mined for the Roman Empire where it was used as a building material. Mons Claudianus is located in the mountains of the Egyptian Eastern desert about midway between the Red Sea and Qena, in the present day Red Sea Governorate. Today tourists can see fragments of granite, with several artifacts such as a broken column. A number of texts written on broken pottery (ostraca) have been discovered at the site.
- ^ Sidebotham, S., S. Gillies, A. Prins, J. Thum, J. Becker, T. Elliott, H. Verreth, R. Talbert, M. Depauw (26 October 2013). "Places: 766348 (Mons Claudianus)". Pleiades. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
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