ALEXANDRIA THE HOMELAND OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT AND CLEOPATRA

كتاب ALEXANDRIA THE HOMELAND OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT AND CLEOPATRA
المؤلف: Hussein Bassir

Alexandria has been a major destination for travelers throughout the ages . Greeks and Romans flocked to the city to see its wonders . Over the many centuries since then , people of diverse backgrounds and faiths came to see the sights , study , make pilgrimages , search for the past , and contribute to the city's ongoing vitality . The contemporary city continues to welcome all visitors to view its ever - expanding treasures and to explore its rich and unique history . " Dr. Paul Edmund Stanwick " According to ancient legend , Alexander the Great founded more than seventy cities throughout his empire ; of these , eighteen were named " Alexandria " after him . Among all of these cities , Alexandria in Egypt was the most important , the most glorious , the greatest . It was the city that for twenty - four centuries has survived as an immortal and incorruptible monument of the genius and political wisdom of its founder . Alexandria in Egypt ensured Alexander's immortality . " Dr. Calliope Limneos - Papakosta