Metropolis: The Splendor of Cities Throughout the Ages
Alexandria - The Centre of Knowledge
S1 • E2 Jan 9, 2004 52m
Alexandria, a royal Greek city in the land of the Pharaohs. Along the sandy banks of the Nile delta on the African Mediterranean coast, the most powerful metropolis of its time rose from virtually nothing. The Hellenistic culture mingled with the legacy of the Pharaohs and bore the fruits of a glorious new heritage.