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 ...

In one vase painting from the 5th century BCE, a group of athletes trains while a musician plays the aulos, a type of ancient pipe instrument.

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 ...

But the deeper reason lies back in the Library of Alexandria. Around 240 BCE, the Ptolemaic emperor who started the library, Ptolemy Eurgertes, sent an envoy to Athens.

About the Alexandria Lighthouse Built at the beginning of the third century BCE by Ptolemy I, this incredible towering structure guided sailors approaching a treacherous coastline.

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 ...

Overview. Suppose you could travel back in time to the third century BCE, and visit Alexandria, the capital city of the Greek kingdom of Egypt. Arguably it was the most enlightened, wealthy, and ...

Alexandria: The City That Changed the World Islam Issa. Pegasus, $29.95 (496p) ISBN 978-1-639-36545-6 ...