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[[Image:Alexandria map.jpg|right|280px|Ancient map of Alexandria]]

[[Image:Alexandria map.jpg|right|280px|Ancient map of Alexandria]]

'''Alexandria''' was the center of the Hellenistic intellectual world. The city was built by the [[Greek]] architect Dinocrates (332-331 BC) at the orders of Alexander the Great. Egypt was ruled from Alexandria by Ptolemy's descendants until the death of Cleopatra VII in 30 BC.  

'''Alexandria''' was the center of the Hellenistic intellectual world. The city was built by the [[Greek]] architect [[Dinocrates]] (332-331 BC) at the orders of [[Alexander the Great]]. Egypt was ruled from Alexandria by Ptolemy's descendants until the death of [[Cleopatra VII]] in 30 BC.  

[[Ptolemy I Soter]] witnessed the birth of Alexandria and wanted her to be the cultural and intellectual capital of the world. Under the reign of Soter, the golden age of Alexandria, the new capital of Egypt, started. It was the site of the [[Pharos]] Lighthouse, one of the [[Seven Wonders of the Ancient World]], as well as the [[Great Library]].  

[[Ptolemy I Soter]] witnessed the birth of Alexandria and wanted her to be the cultural and intellectual capital of the world. Under the reign of Soter, the golden age of Alexandria, the new capital of Egypt, started. It was the site of the [[Pharos]] Lighthouse, one of the [[Seven Wonders of the Ancient World]], as well as the [[Great Library]].