Mons Claudianus

• The Mons Claudianus was a quarry site in Roman Egypt, located in the Red Sea Mountains south of Hurghada.
• The quarry produced Black and Grey Marble during the 1st to 3rd centuries CE and was run by the Roman Army.

Applications in Roman Architecture

• 1. Pantheon, it was used in the Columns of the Portico.
  2. Temple of Venus, it was used for its floors and columns.
  3. Hadrian's Villa it was used in this Palace at Tivoli.
  4. Diocletian's Palace at Split it was used both in the Palace and the Public Baths.

Porphyry Mountain

• The quarry was only 31 miles (50 km) away from another quarry known as Mons Porphyrites, which was the only source in the world of Porphyry.

Safaga, Egypt