In 25 BC, Greek writer Strabo visited Abydos and described a remarkable structure built of solid stone. He compared it to the labyrinth he had described, though noted it was not multiplex. He had no framework to explain what he'd seen—nothing in the Greco-Roman world had been built at this scale. The only similar structure in size, scale, and construction was Khafra's Valley Temple at Giza.
Strabo described Osirion's vaulted galleries of enormous monoliths in 25 BC
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- In 25 BC, Greek writer Strabo visited Abydos and described a remarkable structure built of solid stone
- Strabo described 'a fountain at great depth' accessed by 'vaulted galleries made of monoliths of surprising size and workmanship'
- He compared it to the labyrinth he had described, though noted it was not multiplex
- Strabo had no framework to explain what he'd seen, as nothing in the Greco-Roman world had been built at this scale
- The only similar structure in size, scale, and construction was Khafra's Valley Temple at Giza
- The Osirion remained buried under 40 feet of sand and rubble for the next 1,900 years
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