On the pages of this book unfolds the history of ancient Greek Alexandria, as well as its modern counterpart in the 20th century. As is well known, Alexandria in the 3rd century BC contributed to the development of science and the intellect of Western civilization.
The reader will meet Euclid, Hero, and other scientists, inventors, poets, writers, and philosophers. They will witness the conception and construction of the Lighthouse - the seventh wonder of the world - and the establishment of the Museum and the Library that served as a university at that time.
They will also enjoy Alexandria, whose flourishing began in the mid-19th century and evolved in the 20th century, with the influx of Greeks and other Europeans, into a thriving cosmopolitan metropolis.
Finally, the author, with the authenticity of an eyewitness, refers to the rise of Egyptian nationalism, the overthrow of the political regime, and the violent blockade of the Suez Canal, resulting in the decline of Alexandria.
[Excerpt from the text on the back cover of the edition]
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