Temple of Dakka

The Temple of Dakka is a Greco-Roman temple complex in Lower Nubia, Egypt, dedicated to Thoth, the god of wisdom [1]. It began as a small one-room shrine in the 3rd century BC, commissioned by Meroitic king Arqamani in collaboration with Ptolemy IV, who added an antechamber and gate [1]. Ptolemy IX later enlarged it with a pronaos featuring two rows of columns [1]. During the Roman period, emperors Augustus and Tiberius added a second sanctuary containing a granite naos, along with inner and outer enclosure walls and a large pylon [1]. The Romans also transformed the temple into a fortress, surrounding it with a stone wall measuring 270 by 444 metres with an entrance along the Nile [1].