Vrettos, Theodore
Alexandria: City of the western mind city of the western mind Theodore Vrettos. - New York : Free Press, c2001. - xvii, 247 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-225) and index.
The Birth of the City -- pt. 1.
The Mind of the City -- pt. 2.
The Power of the City -- pt. 3.
The Soul of the City -- pt. 4.
The Death of the City. pt. 5.
pt. 1. The Birth of the City --
pt. 2. The Mind of the City --
pt. 3. The Power of the City --
pt. 4. The Soul of the City --
pt. 5. The Death of the City.
A cultural history of the great city of Alexandria ranges from its founding by Alexander the Great in 332 B.C. to the murder of Hypatia in 452 A.D. and examines its role as a center of learning, art, philosophy, and religious theology.
0743205693 (alk. paper)
2001040891
History--Ancient.
Alexandria (Egypt)--History.
DT73.A4 / V73 2001
932 Vre 15
Alexandria: City of the western mind city of the western mind Theodore Vrettos. - New York : Free Press, c2001. - xvii, 247 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-225) and index.
The Birth of the City -- pt. 1.
The Mind of the City -- pt. 2.
The Power of the City -- pt. 3.
The Soul of the City -- pt. 4.
The Death of the City. pt. 5.
pt. 1. The Birth of the City --
pt. 2. The Mind of the City --
pt. 3. The Power of the City --
pt. 4. The Soul of the City --
pt. 5. The Death of the City.
A cultural history of the great city of Alexandria ranges from its founding by Alexander the Great in 332 B.C. to the murder of Hypatia in 452 A.D. and examines its role as a center of learning, art, philosophy, and religious theology.
0743205693 (alk. paper)
2001040891
History--Ancient.
Alexandria (Egypt)--History.
DT73.A4 / V73 2001
932 Vre 15