- Library of Alexandria (3)
dir.yahoo.com/.../History/Library_of_Alexandria
- Pharos Lighthouse of Alexandria@
Find out about the Lighthouse of Alexandria, the ancient structure that was once the tallest building on Earth. Browse sites about the history of the Lighthouse, called one of the Seven Wonders of the World, and its use by the rulers of Alexandria.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Seven_Wonders_of_the_Ancient_World/Pharos_Lighthouse_of_Alexandria
- Hypatia of Alexandria (d.415 C.E.)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Mathematicians/Hypatia_of_Alexandria
- Alexandria: The Ptolemaic Dynasty
Background on this ancient city's history.
www.touregypt.net/alexhis1.htm
- Ptolemy I Soter (323-285 BCE)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Ancient_History/Greek
- Tale of Three Cities
National Geographic project explores two millennia of urban life in pictures and text: focusing on Alexandria, Egypt in 1 A.D.; Cordoba, Spain in 1000 A.D., and New York City in the year 2000.
www.nationalgeographic.com/3cities
- Time: Alexandria Rising
Vast fragmentary figures retrieved from the Mediterranean seabed reveal the richness of a nearly-forgotten city of the ancient world.
cgi.pathfinder.com/time/magazine/1998/int/980615/the_arts.archaeology.ale23...
- Infoplease: Alexandria
Contains historical overview and links.
infoplease.com/ce5/CE001351.html
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