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The Greeks of Alexandria, Egypt

Greek architecture is constantly present in Alexandria, Egypt, a testament to its Greek history and past. Credit: AP / Greek Reporter The story of Hellenism in Alexandria, Egypt’s second largest city, goes back more than two millennia and is marked by Alexander the Great’s placement of the first stone as part of the city’s first street in 331 BC. Hellenistic Alexandria was best known for the Lighthouse of Alexandria (the Pharos), one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World; its Great Library (the largest in the ancient world); and its Necropolis, which was one of the Seven Wonders of the Middle Ages. Alexandria was at one time the second-most powerful...

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