Alexandria

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Alexandria is a city on the Mediterranean coastline of Egypt. Founded by Alexander the Great and forming the capital of Egypt during the subsequent Ptolemaic and Roman periods, Alexandria represents a diverse archaeological locality.

Sites and Monuments

• the Temple of Serapis
  • "Pompey's Pillar"

Bibliography

• McKenzie, Judith [2003], "Glimpsing Alexandria from archaeological evidence", Journal of Roman Archaeology 16 (2003), pp.35–63.
  • [2007], The Architecture of Alexandria and Egypt, 300 B.C.—A.D. 700, [Yale University Press Pelican History of Art Series], New Haven: Yale University Press, 2007. ISBN 9780300115550

• Stanley, Jean-Daniel, Carlson, Richard W., Van Beek, Gus, Jorstadd, Thomas F. and Landau, Elizabeth A. [2007], "Alexandria, Egypt, before Alexander the Great: A multidisciplinary approach yields rich discoveries", GSA Today 17.8 (2007), pp.4-10. html abstract pdf

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