Alexandria

Egypt

Founded by Alexander the Great in 331 BCE. Home to the Great Library, the Pharos lighthouse, and a cosmopolitan culture that blended Greek, Egyptian, and Jewish traditions for centuries.

The atlas connects 6 figures with Alexandria. The earliest born is Alexander the Great (356 BCE); the last to die is Augustus (14 CE).

By era

Ancient Greece (~800-146 BCE): 3 figures
The Roman World (~753 BCE-476 CE): 3 figures

Associated figures, by birth year

Alexander the Great (356-323 BCE), The Conqueror of the Known World
Euclid (325-265 BCE), The Father of Geometry
Archimedes (287-212 BCE), The Greatest Mathematician of Antiquity
Julius Caesar (100-44 BCE), The Man Who Ended the Republic
Cleopatra VII (69-30 BCE), The Last Pharaoh
Augustus (63 BCE-14 CE), The Architect of Empire

Cities that share figures with Alexandria

Other cities in the atlas tied to at least one of the same people, most shared first.

Rome (3 shared figures: Julius Caesar, Cleopatra VII, Augustus)
Pella (1 shared figure: Alexander the Great)
Syracuse (1 shared figure: Archimedes)

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