Alexandria:Past, Present and Future: "Past, Present and Future"

Empereur, Jean-Yves

Created 2,300 years ago at the wish of Alexander the Great, Alexandria is still the largest city in the Mediterranean world. It evokes a succession of images - the Tomb of Alexander, the Pharos, the Library, Antony and Cleopatra, Cavafy and Durrell, all reminders of its magnificence and cultural influence. Over the centuries it has known many setbacks. In 1820, with the advent of Mohammed Ali, it began to reawaken, and became a model of cosmopolitanism of which many still regret the passing. Today, with the building of the great new library, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, the city is again looking to the future.

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A lavishly illustrated Thames & Hudson New Horizons volume exploring underwater archaeology and the sunken ruins of ancient Alexandria.

EAN

9780500301104

Publisher

Thames & Hudson Ltd

Published

5 August 2002

Pages

160

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