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Pharology (named after Pharos, the famed lighthouse of Alexandria) is the study of lighthouses and signal lights


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It was destroyed by an earthquake in the 13th century, but remains are said to have been visible as late as 1350.
The name Pharos became the general term for all lighthouses, and the term " pharology " has been used for the science of lighthouse construction.
The tower at Ostia was built by the emperor Claudius (A.D. Other famous Roman lighthouses were those at Ravenna, Pozzuoli and Messina.
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