The Rise and Fall of Alexandria: Birthplace of the Modern World by Howard Reid, Justin Pollard

The Rise and Fall of Alexandria: Birthplace of the Modern World

Howard Reid, Justin Pollard

352 pages first pub 2006 (editions)

nonfiction history adventurous challenging informative slow-paced
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A short history of nearly everything classical. Foundations of the modern world were laid in Alexandria of Egypt at the turn of the 1st millennium. In this readable narrative, Pollard & Reid bring one of history's most fascinating cities to li...

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