Created 2,300 years ago at the wish of Alexander the Great, Alexandria is still the largest city in the Mediterranean world. It evokes a succession of images - the Tomb of Alexander, the Pharos, the Library, Antony and Cleopatra, Cavafy and Durrell, all reminders of its magnificence and cultural influence. Over the centuries it has known many setbacks. In 1820, with the advent of Mohammed Ali, it began to reawaken, and became a model of cosmopolitanism of which many still regret the passing. Today, with the building of the great new library, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, the city is again looking to the future.
- ISBN10 0500301107
- ISBN13 9780500301104
- Publish Date 5 August 2002
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 11 March 2017
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Format Paperback
- Pages 160
- Language English