Hellenistic Alexandria: Celebrating 24 Centuries. The Conference will be held at the Acropolis Museum in Athens, on December 13-15, 2017.

After its foundation, Alexandria became the seat of the Ptolemaic Kingdom, and quickly grew to be one of the greatest cities of the Hellenistic world. Only Rome, which gained control of Egypt in 30 BC, eclipsed Alexandria in size and wealth. The city fell to the Arabs in AD 641, and a new capital of Egypt, Fustat, was founded on the Nile.

Hellenistic Alexandria: Celebrating 24 Centuries The Hellenistic period witnessed many achievements and contributions in all fields of knowledge that have greatly added to human thought and to the culmination of modern science, culture and civilization in general.

2025年2月8日 · The greatest of Alexander’s foundations became the greatest city of the Hellenistic world, Alexandria-by-Egypt. It was laid out in the typical Hellenistic grid pattern along a narrow strip between Lake Mareotis and the sea.

Alexandria is the Egyptian Riviera, and is characteristically Egyptian with numerous mosques, palaces, monuments, parks, and gardens. Egypt was invaded by the Arabs in 642 AD and became part of an expanding Islamic Empire. Since then, Islam has …

A tentative methodology of sea-level change based on fish tanks from Hellenistic Alexandria, vis-a-vis, the submerged el Hassan rock provide a new look for subsidence estimates – by N. Evelpidou, C. Repapis, H. Tzalas and C.

2021年3月14日 · Alexandria was one of the main hubs of the Hellenistic world and a cultural and religious »kaleidoscope.« Merchants and migrants, scientists and scholars, philosophers, and religious innovators...

Alexander the Great's conquests from 336 to 323 BC significantly shaped the Hellenistic period, a time characterized by extensive cultural diffusion and the blending of Greek and Eastern cultures.

Alexandria was a major city in the Greek world during the Hellenistic period. Alexandria was a center of commerce and learning. As a result of its importance, the rulers of Hellenistic...

5 天之前 · Political organization in the Hellenistic Period. Upon the death of Alexander the Great, the issue of succession arose, along with the difficulty of organizing, managing, and integrating such a vast empire. Initially, the Diadochi (Macedonian generals) and the army supported the joint appointment of Alexander IV (Alexander the Great's newborn son) and Philip III …