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Alexandria
Alexandria
Overview
Alexandria was founded by Alexander the Great in 331 BCE on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt. It became the intellectual capital of the Hellenistic world, home to the Great Library and the Pharos Lighthouse.
Key Facts
- Location: Mediterranean coast of Egypt, western Nile Delta
- Founded: 331 BCE by Alexander the Great
- Capital of: Ptolemaic Egypt (305–30 BCE)
- Peak population: ~500,000–1,000,000 (largest city in the ancient world for centuries)
Major Features
- Great Library of Alexandria: Largest library of the ancient world, ~400,000–700,000 scrolls 1
- Mouseion (Museum): Research institution attached to the Library
- Pharos Lighthouse: One of the Seven Wonders, ~100–130 m tall, built ~280 BCE 2
- Serapeum: Temple of Serapis, housed part of the Library's collection
Intellectual Legacy
- Euclid: Elements of geometry
- Eratosthenes: Calculated Earth's circumference
- Aristarchus: Proposed heliocentric model
- Ptolemy (Claudius): Almagest (astronomy), Geography
- Septuagint: Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible
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