Alexandria: The Site and History - Hardcover

Sa'd Al-Din Mursi; Etc.; Saad-El-Din, Morsi; Mokhtar, Gamal; El-Abbadi, Mostafa; Ramadan, Abdel Azim

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9780814779866: Alexandria: The Site and History

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ISBN 10: 0814779867 ISBN 13: 9780814779866

Publisher: New York University Press, 1993

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Alexandria's Great Lighthouse, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, was a beacon for mariners and travellers for hundreds of years. Similarly, during its "golden age", the Great Library and Mouseion acted as a beacon for scholars and academicians. This volume aims to present Alexandria as seen through the eyes of Egyptians who are experts in their fields. It traces the origins of the city back to the early relations between Egypt and Greece. It examines the historic decision by Alexander the Great, to move the capital of Egypt from Memphis to the new city of Alexandria; and goes on to discuss the social, political and cultural dynamics that shaped the city during its 1000 years as Egypt's capital. The growth, contributions and fortunes of the Great Library and Mouseion are considered, as are both their political and cultural effects, and their destruction. The text continues by tracing the evolution and growth of Alexandria during the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries.

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MORSI SAAD EL-DIN has served as President Anwar Sadat's press secretary and government spokesman and Egypt's cultural attach to Great Britain, the former GDR, and Poland. A former Director General of Egypt's Supreme Council for the Arts, he has written several books and translated others into Arabic and is editor of El Ahram and Cairo Today. An internationally renowned Egyptologist, GAMAL MOKHTAR is a retired chairman of the Egyptian Department of Antiquities. MOSTAFA EL-ABBADI is a former professor of classics at the University of Athens and has taught at universities in the United States, Lebanon, Austria, Iraq, Kuwait, the former GDR, Saudi Arabia, and Algeria. ABDEL AZIM RAMADAN was nominated for Egypt's Supreme Council on Critical Issues by President Mubarak and writes a weekly column fo MOSTAFA EL-ABBADI is a former professor of classics at the University of Athens and has taught at universities in the United States, Lebanon, Austria, Iraq, Kuwait, the former GDR, Saudi Arabia, and Algeria. ABDEL AZIM RAMADAN was nominated for Egypt's Supreme Council on Critical Issues by President Mubarak and writes a weekly column for October magazine. ABDEL AZIM RAMADAN was nominated for Egypt's Supreme Council on Critical Issues by President Mubarak and writes a weekly column for October magazine.

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