The Great Library of Alexandria was one of the ancient world’s most prestigious libraries. So, why did it disappear, and how ...

Unfortunately, ancient Alexandria's most important ... hosted a "daughter" branch of the Great Library. The city replaced Memphis as the capital of Egypt upon its founding. That, plus its prime ...

Between 2014 and 2020 alone, 86 buildings completely crumbled, and 201 partially collapsed across the 2,300-year-old city.

He does so not because the Library housed ancient artifacts ... when Muslim Arabs invaded Egypt. To compensate for the loss of the great library, the city of Alexandria did construct a new ...

It was made Egypt's capital in 320 BC and soon became the most powerful and influential city in the region. Its rulers built a massive lighthouse at Pharos, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient ...

It stands as one of the country's hidden treasures despite being the largest city ... one in Egypt that remains today. Alexandria grew rapidly and became a major centre of the Ancient Greek ...

The original library was one of the greatest learning centres of the ancient ... Alexandria’s beachfront colonial buildings are crumbling: one earthquake and the city will likely turn to rubble.

Last year, a building collapsed in the Wardiyan neighborhood of Alexandria, killing four people. This incident is emblematic of a growing crisis facing Egypt's historic port city: the alarming ...

Egypt’s second-largest city, Alexandria, lies in the Eastern Mediterranean, a top climate change hotspot that has dealt with record global air and ocean temperatures this year. Egypt-based ...