An original, authoritative, and lively cultural history of the first modern city, from pre-Homeric times to the present day. Islam Issa's father had always told him about their city's magnificence, and as he looked at the new library in Alexandria it finally hit home. This is no ordinary library. And Alexandria is no ordinary city. Combining rigorous research with myth and folklore, Alexandria is an authoritative history of a city that has shaped our modern world. Soon after being founded by Alexander the Great, Alexandria became the crucible of cultural exchange between East and West for millennia and the undisputed global capital of knowledge. It was at the forefront of human progress, but it also witnessed brutal natural disasters, plagues, crusades and violence. Major empires fought over Alexandria, from the Greeks and Romans to the Arabs, Ottomans, French, and British. Key figures shaped the city from its eponymous founder to Aristotle, Cleopatra, Saint Mark the Evangelist, Napoleon Bonaparte and many others, each putting their own stamp on its identity and its fortunes. And millions of people have lived in this bustling seaport on the Mediterranean. From its humble origins to its dizzy heights and its latest incarnation, Islam Issa tells us the rich and gripping story of a city that changed the world.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Maps
- Dedication
- List of Illustrations
- A Note on Style
- Preface
- Chapter 1: The Ancient Era
- Chapter 2: Alexander’s Dream
- Chapter 3: Alexander’s Dream City
- Chapter 4: Ptolemy the Saviour
- Chapter 5: The Ptolemies
- Chapter 6: Wonder of the World
- Chapter 7: All the Books in the World
- Chapter 8: Shrine of Knowledge
- Chapter 9: Cleopatras
- Chapter 10: Ageless Cleopatra
- Chapter 11: Jewish Hub
- Chapter 12: St Mark the Evangelist
- Chapter 13: Horror
- Chapter 14: Early Christianity
- Chapter 15: Destruction
- Chapter 16: Hypatia
- Chapter 17: Islamic Conquest
- Chapter 18: Umayyads and Abbasids
- Chapter 19: Fatimids
- Chapter 20: The Crusaders and Saladin’s Ayyubids
- Chapter 21: Mamluks and the Plagued Century
- Chapter 22: Ottomans
- Chapter 23: Napoleon
- Chapter 24: The Father of Egypt
- Chapter 25: British Invasion
- Chapter 26: The First World War and Revolution
- Chapter 27: Cultural Hub
- Chapter 28: Cultural Renaissance
- Chapter 29: The Second World War
- Chapter 30: The Postman’s Son
- Epilogue
- Photographs
- Acknowledgements
- About the Author
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Copyright
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