Definition
Alexandria is a port city in the Nile Delta in Egypt that was founded by Alexander the Great when he conquered the Persian province of Egypt in 331 BC.
It is said that Alexander personally created the plan for the city. After Alexander's death, Alexandria became the seat of power of Ptolemy I, one of Alexander's successors. The city developed to become one of the most important intellectual centers of the ancient world, famous for its library that was reputed to be the largest in the world.
The Ptolemaic dynasty ended in 30 BC, when Cleopatra VII died and the city was fully in the hands of the Roman Empire. The city's importance declined in the following centuries.
It is said that Alexander personally created the plan for the city. After Alexander's death, Alexandria became the seat of power of Ptolemy I, one of Alexander's successors. The city developed to become one of the most important intellectual centers of the ancient world, famous for its library that was reputed to be the largest in the world.
The Ptolemaic dynasty ended in 30 BC, when Cleopatra VII died and the city was fully in the hands of the Roman Empire. The city's importance declined in the following centuries.
Articles
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The Pharos at Alexandria was the last structure to be named on Antipater of Sidon's list of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. It was constructed...
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The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, as first recorded by Philo of Byzantium in 225 BCE in his work, `On The Seven Wonders’, were The Great Pyramid at Giza, Egypt; The Hanging...
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Hypatia, the much loved pagan philosopher of Alexandria, Egypt, has long been acknowledged as the symbol of the passing of the old ways and the triumph...
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- Les débuts de la construction d'Alexandrie: Du projet d’Alexandre à sa réalisation concrète
http://archeologie.suite101.fr/article.cfm/les-debuts-de-la-construction-dalexandrie - L'origine des sept merveilles du monde antique: Histoire des listes de merveilles
http://antiquite.suite101.fr/article.cfm/lorigine-des-sept-merveilles-du-monde-antique - Pourquoi y a-t-il sept merveilles ?: Le choix du chiffre sept
http://antiquite.suite101.fr/article.cfm/pourquoi-y-a-t-il-sept-merveilles- - La recherche du tombeau d'Alexandre le Grand
http://egyptologie.suite101.fr/article.cfm/le-tombeau-dalexandre-le-grand
Alexandria Books
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Penguin (01 October 1993)Price: $10.88 -
Penguin (Non-Classics) (01 January 1997)Price: $12.24 -
Penguin Classics (03 April 1990)Price: $11.56 -
W. W. Norton & Company (17 March 1989)Price: $17.98 -
Galilee / Doubleday (04 September 1980)Price: $12.21
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