The rise and fall of Alexandria
birthplace of the modern mind
by Justin Pollard, Justin Pollard, and Howard Reid
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A short history of nearly everything classical. The foundations of the modern world were laid in Alexandria of Egypt at the turn of the first millennium. In this compulsively readable narrative, Justin Pollard and Howard Reid bring one of history’s most fascinating and prolific cities to life, creating a treasure trove of our intellectual and cultural origins. Famous for its lighthouse, its library - the greatest in antiquity - and its fertile intellectual and spiritual life--it was here that Christianity and Islam came to prominence as world religions--Alexandria now takes its rightful place alongside Greece and Rome as a titan of the ancient world. Sparkling with fresh insights on science, philosophy, culture, and invention, this is an irresistible, eye-opening delight.
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Intellectual life, Late Antiquity, Nonfiction, History, Histoire, Vie intellectuelle, History - General History, History: World, Ancient - Egypt, History / Ancient / General, Ancient - General, Alexandria (egypt), Egypt, history, to 640 a.d., Egypt, history, 640-1882, Egypt, historyPlaces
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The Rise and Fall of Alexandria: Library Edition
Apr 01, 2009, Tantor Media Inc
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The Rise and Fall of Alexandria
2008, Penguin Group (USA), Inc.
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The Rise and Fall of Alexandria: Birthplace of the Modern World
October 30, 2007, Penguin (Non-Classics)
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The rise and fall of Alexandria: birthplace of the modern mind
2006, Viking Penguin, Penguin Books
in English
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The Rise and Fall of Alexandria: Birthplace of the Modern Mind
October 19, 2006, Viking Adult
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