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An Overview of Ancient Alexandria

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on using this paper properly! Introduction "Founded by Alexander the Great in 332B.C., it was relegated a Mediterranean port and was one of the finest in the then known  world. After Alexanders death, his newly conquered empire was divided amongst his generals" and eventually "Ptolemy inherited Egypt as well as Cyrene (Libya), Cyprus and Palestine. He established a dynasty  that would end with the defeat and suicide of Cleopatra VI in 30 B.C." (Anonymous Alexandria, 2001; alexandria.htm). Ancient Alexandria serves as one of the most magnificent cities in the  history of man. It housed a greater population than perhaps any other city in its time, and was a place where powerful knowledge resided or was born. In the following  paper we present an overview of various aspects of ancient Alexandria. Geographic Details "The second largest city and the main port of Egypt, Alexandria was built at the  orders of Alexander the Great by the Greek architect Dinocrates (332-331 BC) on the site of an old fishing village called Rhakotis, lying north-west of the Nile Delta and adjoining  Lake Mariut" (Nunes, 2001; alex1.html). The city, which immortalizes Alexanders name, "flourished beyond all expectations into a prominent cultural, intellectual and economic metropolis, the remains of which are still  evident to this day" (Nunes, 2001; alex1.html). Ancient Alexandria was approximately 5.1 km long and 1.7 km wide, with a general perimeter of 16 km. "In front of  the city was the Island of Pharos, united to the city by a dam of seven heptastadion (1,290 m). The dam separated the two main ports, the Great at NE  and the Eunostos at SW, both united by arched bridges at its extremities. In the oriental extremity of Pharos was the famous light beam built by the two first Ptolemy