As a memorial of his great trip, he erected two vast pillars of stone, one on the northern, Iberian, side of the straits that open from the Mediterranean into the Atlantic, the other on the southern, Moroccan, side. To this day the Pillars of Hercules greet travelers who pass through the straits. The African pillar is called Ceuta; the Iberian is known as the Rock of Gibraltar.
Heroes By Stephen Fry
