Standing tall on the island of Pharos in ancient Egypt, the Lighthouse of Alexandria once soared over 350 feet, guiding sailors and symbolizing the might of Alexandria. Built in the 3rd century BCE, ...

These days when you see people exercising, they're usually also listening to music, whether they're at the gym, or out ...

The Gymnasium was the most beautiful building in Alexandria. The length of its porticoes was around 175 meters. The Greek writer Theokritos of Syracuse, Sicily, was born at the end of the fourth ...

The Royal Library of Alexandria, founded during the third century BCE and a centre of literature and learning, contained books in Greek, Egyptian, Hebrew, Phoenician, and other languages.

“In the Al-Sawi period of the 26th and 27th dynasties (664-404 BCE), ... (the Greek Community of Alexandria) has a gymnasium, a nursing home, a cemetery and schools. ...

Egyptian water clock from the Hellenistic period, c.285-246 BC. Credit: Daderot / Wikimedia Commons In late 4th century BCE Athens, the first public clocks were built, and later the famous Tower of ...

Lighthouse, Alexandria, 300 BCE . by Dawn Turek '00 and Christine Wraga '00. Pharos, the ancient lighthouse of the port city of Alexandria, was one of the seven ancient wonders of the world. Built on ...

How archaeologists reconstructed the burning of Jerusalem in 586 BCE. Thread starter ... Not too hard to imagine someone fleeing Alexandria while trying to stay alive catches sight of a building ...