Tagged: City of Alexandria

November 2, 2022

Ptolemy I Soter: Biography, Military Campaigns & Accomplishments

Ptolemy I Soter is best known as the Macedonian nobleman and general who founded the Ptolemaic Dynasty of Egypt, the same dynasty that famous Egyptian queen Cleopatra VII hailed from....

Ancient Egypt

October 9, 2019

The Lighthouse of Alexandria: Why and how was it Built?

Completed by Ptolemy II of Philadelphus in the third century BCE, the Lighthouse of Alexandria was a breathtaking architectural and engineering marvel of the highest order. Estimated at around 400...