Pharos, the ancient lighthouse of the port city of Alexandria, was one of the seven ancient wonders of the world. Built on an island in the harbor of Alexandria, the Greeks created a causeway the lead ...

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"Modern Alexandria, especially the downtown area, was built completely above ancient monuments," Hawass said. "The theater ...

Heron, the great inventor of Alexandria, described in detail what is thought to be the first working steam engine. He called it an aeolipile, or "wind ball". His design was a sealed caldron of water ...

The men took the artifacts from the sea floor of Abu Qir Bay, near the port city of Alexandria ... objects and people from the era they are from. Some statues depict ancient soldiers in uniform ...

Philo continued to speak for the Jewish people. He told senior Romans of his experiences and published his complaints against the Roman treatment of Jews in Alexandria. Later in life, his work ...

Alexander the Great is one of the most famous generals of the ancient world. By the age of 32 he had conquered a massive ...

an ancient city located around 30 miles west of Alexandria along Egypt’s northern coast, they found two cold marble eyes staring back up at them from the sandy ruins. Although its nose had been ...