Alexandria: A City and Myth

by Niall Finneran

Alexandria was one of the most important cities of the ancient world, with achievements in the arts, sciences, and religion. Niall Finneran seeks to understand the wider picture, the longer period of evolution as a city, as both an urban concept and a literary and historical ideal. He does this by bringing together the disciplines of archaeology, anthropology, history, geography, oral history, art, and literature. As a result, Alexandria is seen as...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0752433415
• ISBN13: 9780752433417
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Tempus
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.3" x 9.3"