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Alexander the Great Founding Alexandria by Placido Costanzi (1736-1737) Alexandria was founded by Alexander the Great in 331 BC (the exact date is disputed) as Ἀλεξάνδρεια (Aleksándreia). Alexander's chief architect for the project was Dinocrates. Ancient accounts are extremely numerous and varied, and much influenced by subsequent ...
Alexandria was founded by Alexander the Great in April 331 BC as Ἀλεξάνδρεια (Alexandreia), as one of his many city foundations. After he captured the Egyptian Satrapy from the Persians, Alexander wanted to build a large Greek city on Egypt's coast that would bear his name.
Further east, Alexandria in Sakastane was likely founded after Alexander's death and only then attributed to him. [34] Many Alexandrias are attested to regions of Bactria, Sogdiana, and the Indian subcontinent; however, most are considered to be different names for the same settlement.
1925 – Scottish School for Girls founded. 1927 – Population c. 600,000 (ca. 17% foreigners). 1928 – Collège Saint Marc founded. 1929 Alexandria Stadium opens. English Boys' School established. 1930 – Alexandria Aquarium opens. [citation needed] 1932 – Al-Haramlik Palace built. 1934 – Corniche constructed. [11] 1935 – English ...
Founded in 1954, the Historic Alexandria Foundation is dedicated to reserving Old Town with preservation grants, restoration work, plaques, and recognition grants. HAF has been credited with saving hundreds of buildings in Old Town.
Alexandria is an independent city in the northern region of the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States.It lies on the western bank of the Potomac River approximately 7 miles (11 km) south of downtown Washington, D.C. Alexandria is the third-largest principal city of the Washington metropolitan area, which is part of the larger Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area.
Alexandria is a city in Virginia, located just across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. Alexandria, founded in 1749, is one of the oldest cities in the U.S.
The most famous library of the ancient Near East was the Library of Ashurbanipal in Nineveh, founded in the seventh century BC by the Assyrian king Ashurbanipal (ruled 668–c. 627 BC). [14] [3] A large library also existed in Babylon during the reign of Nebuchadnezzar II (c. 605–c. 562 BC). [15]