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Description:A short history of nearly everything classical. Foundations of the modern world were laid in Alexandria of Egypt at the turn of the 1st millennium. In this readable narrative, Pollard & Reid bring one of history's most fascinating cities to life, creating a treasure trove of our intellectual & cultural origins. Famous for its lighthouse, its library--the greatest in antiquity--& its fertile intellectual & spiritual life--it was here that Christianity & Islam came to prominence as world religions--Alexandria now takes its place alongside Athens & Rome as a titan of the ancient world. Sparkling with insights on science, philosophy, culture & invention, this is an eye-opening delight.PrefaceIntroductionFlour & SandStealing a god Egypt reborn The legacy of Aristotle City of the mind Greek pharaohs The music of the spheres The little O The "Eureka" factorA Greek tragedy The last pharaohThe clockwork cityUrbi et orbi Dawn of the iconoclasts Into the soft machine The ascendancy of faithThe end of reason Hypatia The shipwreck of time Epilogue: A distant shoreMap ChronologyAppendixAcknowledgmentsSelect BibliographyIndexWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Rise and Fall of Alexandria: Birthplace of the Modern World. To get started finding The Rise and Fall of Alexandria: Birthplace of the Modern World, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: A short history of nearly everything classical. Foundations of the modern world were laid in Alexandria of Egypt at the turn of the 1st millennium. In this readable narrative, Pollard & Reid bring one of history's most fascinating cities to life, creating a treasure trove of our intellectual & cultural origins. Famous for its lighthouse, its library--the greatest in antiquity--& its fertile intellectual & spiritual life--it was here that Christianity & Islam came to prominence as world religions--Alexandria now takes its place alongside Athens & Rome as a titan of the ancient world. Sparkling with insights on science, philosophy, culture & invention, this is an eye-opening delight.PrefaceIntroductionFlour & SandStealing a god Egypt reborn The legacy of Aristotle City of the mind Greek pharaohs The music of the spheres The little O The "Eureka" factorA Greek tragedy The last pharaohThe clockwork cityUrbi et orbi Dawn of the iconoclasts Into the soft machine The ascendancy of faithThe end of reason Hypatia The shipwreck of time Epilogue: A distant shoreMap ChronologyAppendixAcknowledgmentsSelect BibliographyIndexWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Rise and Fall of Alexandria: Birthplace of the Modern World. To get started finding The Rise and Fall of Alexandria: Birthplace of the Modern World, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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