Linked from

The 65 pages that link to Alexandria, each with the reason it gives.

• SeptuagintRelated: Its large Jewish community and Greek-speaking environment are closely associated with the Septuagint’s beginnings.

• PtolemyRelated: Ptolemy worked in the intellectual world of Roman-era Alexandria.

• Nile DeltaRelated: The city lies on the delta’s western Mediterranean coast.

• CairoRelated: It is Cairo’s principal urban counterpart and Egypt’s largest Mediterranean port.

• EuclidRelated: Euclid is traditionally associated with teaching mathematics in Alexandria under the Ptolemies.

• StraboRelated: Strabo spent time in Alexandria, where its scholarly resources informed his research.

• Mark AntonyRelated: Antony made the city the center of his eastern court and alliance with Cleopatra.

• PlotinusRelated: Plotinus studied philosophy there before moving to Rome.

• AppianRelated: Appian was born in Alexandria and identified his origins in his work.

• Hellenistic artRelated: Its royal court and cosmopolitan population supported ambitious artistic production.

• Ptolemy I SoterRelated: Ptolemy made Alexandria the royal center of the kingdom he inherited and expanded.

• Claudius PtolemyRelated: Ptolemy worked in the intellectual world associated with Roman-era Alexandria.

• CleopatraRelated: It was Cleopatra’s political center and the setting of the Alexandrian War.

• Hellenistic sculptureRelated: Its royal court and cosmopolitan population created demand for sculpture in varied styles and subjects.

• DiophantusRelated: Diophantus is commonly associated with Alexandria, though details of his life remain uncertain.

• Amr ibn al-AsRelated: Amr’s forces captured Alexandria, completing the conquest’s main military phase.

• Interpretatio GraecaRelated: Its mixed population and royal institutions fostered cults that joined Greek and Egyptian elements.

• Eric HobsbawmRelated: Hobsbawm was born in Alexandria in 1917, then part of the Ottoman Empire.

• First Battle of El AlameinRelated: It lay behind the Allied line and was threatened by the Axis advance.

• TheocritusRelated: Ancient tradition associates Theocritus with the city’s courtly and scholarly literary environment.

• Theon of AlexandriaRelated: Theon lived and worked in this longstanding center of Greek learning.

• Hero of AlexandriaRelated: Hero worked in the city whose intellectual culture shaped his technical writing.

• Youssef ChahineRelated: Chahine’s birthplace and recurring setting supplied a cosmopolitan backdrop to his films.

• Thirty-first Dynasty of EgyptRelated: Its foundation marked Egypt’s new political orientation under Macedonian rule.

• Book of WisdomRelated: Many scholars place the book's composition in Alexandria, though its exact origin is uncertain.

• Bibliotheca AlexandrinaRelated: The modern library is rooted in Alexandria’s history and serves the city today.

• Constantine P. CavafyRelated: Cavafy’s life and imagination were rooted in its Greek-speaking society.

• Giuseppe UngarettiRelated: Ungaretti was born and raised in its Italian expatriate community.

• Benjamin of TudelaRelated: Benjamin’s account describes its substantial Jewish community.

• Demis RoussosRelated: Roussos was born in Alexandria to Greek parents.

• TantaRelated: Tanta connects by rail to this other major northern Egyptian city.

• Era of the MartyrsRelated: Alexandrian church history helped transmit the calendar and its commemorative era.

• Maritime archaeology of the Mediterranean SeaRelated: Its submerged royal quarter and harbor remains preserve evidence of a changing coastline.

• PandrosionRelated: Pandrosion is identified with the city’s fourth-century mathematical community.

• Shadhili orderRelated: The order gained an influential Egyptian center through al-Mursi’s teaching there.