About this title: Alexandria has had a checkered history since its foundation by Alexander the Great in 331 B.C. From its glorious days as the intellectual center of the Hellenistic and early Christian world, it declined into a near-forgotten backwater with a population of only a few thousand at the time of the French invasion of 1798. Renewed prosperity and commercial growth came in the nineteenth century under Muhammad'All. Today it is Egypt's second city and the favorite summer resort of millions of Egyptians. In this guide to one of the world's great cities, Michael Haag explores Alexandria's past and ...
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Amer Univ in Cairo Pr
Date Published: 2004-10-30
ISBN-13:9789774248344ISBN:9774248341
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Amer Univ in Cairo Pr
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9789774248344ISBN:9774248341
Description: New. Alexandria has had a checkered history since its foundation by Alexander the Great in 331 B.C. From its glorious days as the intellectual center of the Hellenistic and early Christian world, it declined into a near-forgotten backwater with a populati... read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: American University in Cairo Press
ISBN-13:9789774248344ISBN:9774248341
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: American University in Cairo Press
ISBN-13:9789774248344ISBN:9774248341
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