Currently Egypt’s second largest city, Alexandria was founded by Alexander the Great in April 331 BC as Ἀλεξάνδρεια (Alexandria), or al-Iskandariyyah (الإسكندرية) in Arabic.  Alexandria was intended to supersede Naucratis as a Hellenistic center in Egypt, and to be the link between Greece and the rich Nile valley.  It became the intellectual and cultural center of the Hellenistic civilization, remaining the capital of Hellenistic and Roman and … Continue reading Alexandria #27 (1902)