Alexandria: Jewel of Egypt

by Jean-Yves Empereur

Book Overview

Well-written, loaded with information, and with a rich assortment of illustrations, each Discoveries RM volume is a look at one facet of art, archaeology, music, history, philosophy, popular culture, science, or nature. These innovatively designed, affordably priced, compact paperbacks bring ideas to life and amplify our understanding of civilization in a new way.Alexandria, the Mediterranean's largest city, has an illustrious history dating from...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810991012
• ISBN13: 9780810991019
• Release Date: November 2002
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.0" x 7.0"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

Excellent Book

A very factual book on Alexandria, Egypt. Too bad the Egyptians, Turks, and other nationalities through the ages have "lost" the site of Alexander the Great's tomb.

What barley did to Alexandria

This book is a collection of history as well as pictures of past and present history.Greek,Ottoman,Roman and modern. It includes all the phases of Alexandria.From the time of her popularity to her downfall.The book is rather small compacted and has about 200 pages. Extremely well written,with many interesting details. Having lived in Alexandria for 30 years of my life I can sincerely vouch that this book is great. If you really like Alexandria Egypt then this book is a must to have.

An Enjoyable Magic Carpet Ride to Alexandria

This slim little volume is a nice, accessible history of Alexandria from its founding by Alexander the Great to the present day, written by an expert for the sake of interested non-experts. "A picture's worth a thousand words" seems to be the guiding axiom behind the format, which abounds in colorful and helpful illustrations. That said, a lot of interesting detail is packed into the deceptively short, compact chapters as well. The selection of excerpts from primary sources at the end also fleshes out the historical narrative nicely. Portable and with frequent section breaks in the chapters, this book is ideal for those who want to do some armchair travelling during their commute by bus or train--and the tourist travelling for real will of course find it a handy reference. And it makes a great intro for anyone curious about this great, fascinating city.