Sat on the western edge of the Nile River delta, Egypt was founded around 331 BC by Alexander the ... However, it was severely damaged by three earthquakes between 956 and 1303 AD. The Great Library ...

but by an ancient library in the Egyptian city of Alexandria, circa 283 BC? Named after Alexander the Great, the city of Alexandria was once home to the world’s greatest archive of knowledge.

Travellers to Alexandria in Egypt can visit the restored apartment of Constantine Cavafy, the favourite bard of Jackie ...

Ancient Egypt was one of the most scientifically ... Visit the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, a modern tribute to the ancient Library of Alexandria, where scholars once gathered to expand the frontiers ...

Ptolemy’s son added Alexandria’s famous library to the Mouseion complex ... stop on his ill-fated campaign to subdue Egypt, in 1798, only a few ancient monuments and columns were still ...

Unfortunately, ancient Alexandria's most important ... hosted a "daughter" branch of the Great Library. The city replaced Memphis as the capital of Egypt upon its founding. That, plus its prime ...

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 ...

No fewer than seven Queen Cleopatras ruled ancient Egypt during the Ptolemaic period, as a new book explains, writes David ...