When the Roman empire split, Egypt was a part of theByzantine Empire. The Arabs conquered Alexandria in the late seventh century. Scholars have found it difficult to learn about the city during each phase of its existence, because of the modern city. Archaeologists are continuing to excavate an...
Patriarch Dioscorus of Alexandria: The Last Pharaoh and Ecclesiastical Politics in the Later Roman Empiredoi:10.1353/cat.2024.a928008TIMBIE, JANETCatholic Historical Review
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Sultan Qaitbey built this picturesque fortress during the 14th century to defend Alexandria from the advances of the Ottoman Empire. His efforts were in vain since the Ottomans took control of Egypt in 1512, but the fortress has remained, strategically located on a thin arm of land that extends...
The city gradually regained importance after 1819, when the Mahmudiyah Canal to the Nile was completed by Muhammad Ali, who developed Alexandria as a deepwater port and a naval station. During the 19th cent. many foreigners settled in Alexandria, and in 1907 they made up about 25% of the...
Sultan Qaitbey built this picturesque fortress during the 14th century to defend Alexandria from the advances of the Ottoman Empire. His efforts were in vain since the Ottomans took control of Egypt in 1512, but the fortress has remained, strategically located on a thin arm of land that extends...
One account of such an event of destruction concerns Julius Caesar. During his invasion of Alexandria in 47Ð48 BC, Caesar set the enemy fleet in the harbor on fire. Some historians believe that this fire spread into the city and destroyed the entire library. While this interpretation is no...
But they did have some very detailed descriptions of ancient Roman villas and their gardens that had been written by famous Roman authors who lived during the height of the Roman Empire. And at least three of those authors, one was a scholar, one was a poet, and one was lawyer, were ve...
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In the age of the Theodosian dynasty and the establishment of Christianity as the only legitimate religion of the Roman Empire, few figures are more pivotal in the power politics of the...