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

• 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.

• Hellenism (ancient Greek culture)Broader topic: Its institutions and population made it a prominent center of Hellenism outside Greece.

• Alexandrian CrusadeBroader topic: The city’s capture and sack were the expedition’s central military actions.

• Apollonius of RhodesNarrower topic: The city’s court and intellectual institutions formed the setting for Apollonius’s career.

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

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

• Hippodamus of MiletusBroader topic: Its planned street layout shows the continued use of regular urban order in the Hellenistic world.

• 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.

• Mohamed Al-FayedBroader topic: Al-Fayed was born there in 1929.

• 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.

• Wars of Alexander the GreatBroader topic: Its foundation shows how conquest also produced new urban centers.