Note 553 — LIFE OF C. CÆSAR. (continued 2)
George Long translation
The Pharos is a small island in the bay of Alexandria, which was connected with the mainland by a mole, and so divided the harbour into two parts. The story of the battle of the Pharos is told by Dion Cassius (42. c. 40), with the particulars about Cæsar's escape. See the notes of Reimarus.
The modern city of Alexandria is chiefly built on the mole which joined the old city to the mainland. (Article Alexandria, 'Penny Cyclopædia,' by the author of this note.)