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Inside The Rise And Fall Of The Library Of Alexandria, The Intellectual Center Of The Ancient World
The origins of the Library of Alexandria are still debated by historians, but it was likely established around 295 B.C.E. during the reign of Ptolemy I — and it was the center of knowledge in the ...
Neue Zürcher Zeitung1y
Alexandria, a city full of melancholy, is slowly sinking into the sea
Once pearl of the Eastern Mediterranean, Alexandria, Egypt has long ... There is the elegant new library, for example, which the government built in 2002, and the ancient bars where silent men ...
Goethe2y
Alexandria Cultural Garage
Alexandria is the second largest city in Egypt, with over five million inhabitants. As a political centre in ancient times, the former location of the renowned ancient Bibliotheca Alexandrina, and a ...
Hebdo Ahram2d
PHOTO GALLERY: Inside look at Egypt's Royal Jewelry Museum in Alexandria
The Royal Jewelry Museum is located in the upscale Zizinia area of Alexandria governorate ... owned by Mohamed Ali's royal family that ruled Egypt from 1804 to 1953. The museum currently hosts ...