The Rise and Fall of Alexandria Essay

This quote is from an excerpt on the conquest of Alexandria written by Serverus, a clerk. Serverus, a monk then later a bishop, was born around 915 and seemed to grow up in old Cairo. The text was written in the tenth century, however the text occurred in the seventh through tenth centuries.

Alexander’s empire stretched to be about 2,000,000 sq. miles. Comparing to the Roman Empire’s being 2,200,000 sq. miles (Doc E). Alexander had 70 cities founded by himself and 11 of them were named Alexandria (Doc A, E). In the BGE we know that he conquered his empire at the age of 20. Also, in document F they talk about Alexander being brave and dauntless and generous to his followers (Doc F). “He conquered the world, and was a very good man, brave and dauntless and generous to his followers” (Doc F). The evidence above helps support that Alexander was abundant, due to his accomplishments he

Having conquered millions of square miles shows how determined at courageous Alexander was. 11 of Alexander’s cities were named Alexandria but in total, Alexander founded 70 city in the times that he inherited the empire to the time of his death (Doc E)

To build and unite the new Greek and Egyptian kingdom, Ptolemy wanted to make his kingdom the center of the new civilization. He started by kidnapping Alexander’s body and building the city of Alexandria, bringing in Greek institutions such as banking systems specifically the use of coins for tax collection. Alexandria which would become one of the largest cities of the ancient world required some basics such as water and food. Since Alexandria had no fresh water supply and was situated quite a distance from the Nile River, Ptolemy had canals dug and cisterns built to bring water from the Nile to the city. The Alexandria Lighthouse was built to help guide the ships

Alexandria cries felt a rush of relief as the officer pulls Tate away. When he drags him out she adjusts her clothes and hair trying to at least look like she isn't about to breakdown. She knows it's pointless especially considering the situation but still she feels better if she does it. She has to keep herself busy in order not to cry more than she already is. Grabbing a clean cloth towel she holds it against her nose which she's pretty sure is broken because it hurts like hell and won't stop bleeding. She grabs the trash can and broom to start cleaning the mess she hears footsteps and she says quietly “thank you

Meta Description: Alexandria is a very old American city with a rich history, robust economy, and pleasant seasonal climate.

When alexander did his first arrive to Egypt he got really admired and named as a demi-god by an Oracle of Siwa. He also had in mind of making a capital city state at this location in Egypt. He had to go to make a march in Tyre and Phoenicia for some months, so it was left a commander to Cleomenes to build his wanted city and also to defend

Known for the motto, “Easy to get to, hard to leave,” Alexandria is a welcoming city full of great people and many things to do. Threw-out this paper I’m going to go threw the physiography, culture, economy, and urban hierarchical position of Alexandria, Minnesota, and hopefully give you a good taste of what the city is all about.

Ancient Egypt was one of the earliest, longest-lasting and significant civilizations in world history. Egypt was located in the Nile River Valley. Egyptian history divided into three separate periods, such as, the old kingdom, the middle Kingdom, and the new Kingdom. Each Kingdom has different things that make it unique, and there are some facts and certain characteristics of life that they all shared. This paper will shows how each kingdom civilized how it changed the Egyptians.

Alexander The Great was born in Macedonia in the year 356 B.C., several hundred years before Christ and even before the rise of Rome. Despite this fact he is still a topic of discussion and study more than two millennium later for a plethora of reasons. His insight and ability on the field of battle has made him a shining example of how to conduct the art of war. He has been studied for centuries by both military journals and colleges. He has also kept the scholars of this world as busy as well. His choices to build cities and centers for learning and the preservation of knowledge such as the library at Alexandria have been able to provide work for generations of archaeologists and other scholars. His image over the years has been one

The history of Alexandria is an admirable story that exposes to the reader the significant role the city played as Egypt's most important harbor and of its unfolding civilization and participation in the structure of Egypt. Thanks to the economic importance as a center of trade in the Eastern Mediterranean, Alexandria has long been home to a considerable foreign colony. Most of the Europeans who make up a large percentage of today's population are of Greek or Italian decent.

Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt are both cradles of civilization. Both contributed greatly to human development through their achievements, failures, peoples, scientific accomplishments, philosophies, religions, and contributions.

The death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC marks the beginning of the Hellenistic Period and covers 300 years to the invasion of Egypt by the Romans. The word Hellenic refers only to the Greeks, but the term Hellenistic refers to `the Greek-influenced societies that arose in the wake of Alexander's conquest' (Sacks, 105). The Hellenistic world extended from Greece all the way to Afghanistan and resulted in the beginning of the mass spreading of Greek culture. Its central characteristics were the mass empires created by Alexander and his successors, the mingling of Greek and other cultures and the diffusion of religions

The Egyptians were experts at trading, importing and exporting goods with various countries. Due to its geographical location, Ancient Egypt was able to obtain great success through trading and commerce. The Nile River provided many inlets into the Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea, these passages allowed for greater opportunities for trading and communication with neighboring countries. The use of vessels proved to be a great resource in securing the Egyptian economy with its vast amount of riches, providing the main mode of transportation for trade and travel. This paper will examine Ancient Egypt’s relation with the Nile River and the trade and commerce that secured it as one of the greatest nations in history (Baines, 2002).

Alexander III of Macedon, widely known as Alexander the Great, is opinioned by some people to have been a ruthless man who only had a thirst for conquest , but according to others he was a man of intellect and “statesmanlike vision” (Hammond Preface). In N.G.L. Hammond’s book The Genius of Alexander the Great, as stated in the preface, he tries to refrain from writing based on his own opinion of Alexander, and instead analyzes the few surviving narratives on Alexander’s achievements in an unbiased manner. He portrays the conquests, struggles, and greatest achievements of Alexander’s career, such as the building of his empire that stretched from the eastern Mediterranean coast through Asia Minor and the