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This history of Alexandria - unique among ancient cities that usually could claim nothing more than military might - includes its founding by Alexander the Great in 332 BC up to the murder of Hypatia in 452 AD, and examines its role as a centre of learning, art, philosophy, and religious theology.Vrettos, Theodore is the author of 'Alexandria City of the Western Mind' with ISBN 9780743205696 and ISBN 0743205693.
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