'''Alexandria''' was the center of the Hellenistic intellectual world.
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'''Alexandria''' was the center of the Hellenistic intellectual world. The city was built by the Greek architect Dinocrates (332-331 BC) the orders of [[Alexander the Great]]. It was the site of the [[Lighthouse]], one of the [[Seven Wonders of the Ancient World]], as well as the [[Great Library]].
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Ptolemy witnessed the birth of Alexandria and wanted her to be the cultural and intellectual capital of the world.