This stunning seaside city is the largest city on the Mediterranean coast and once stood as Egypt's capital city for almost a ...

In the ancient city of Alexandria, Egypt, a great library burned. It was said by some to have held upwards of half a million ...

Once pearl of the Eastern Mediterranean, Alexandria, Egypt has long been neglected ... was the center of the Eastern Mediterranean. The library of the city was an encyclopedia built of stone ...

Named after Alexander the Great, the city of Alexandria was once home to the world’s greatest archive of knowledge. Established by an exiled Athenian statesman the “universal library” of ...