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Alexandria : the city that changed the world

Title	Alexandria : the city that changed the world
Names	Issa, Islam.
Book Number	DB118690
Title Status	Active
Medium	Digital Book
Download Link	Downloadable talking book.
Annotation	"An award-winning British-Egyptian writer presents an authoritative history of the first modern city and how it has shaped our modern world, including its role as a global capital of knowledge as well as the site of plagues and violence. A city drawn in sand. Inspired by the tales of Homer and his own ambitions of empire, Alexander the Great sketched the idea of a city onto the sparsely populated Egyptian coastline. He did not live to see Alexandria built, but his vision of a sparkling metropolis that celebrated learning and diversity was swiftly realized and still stands today. Situated on the cusp of Africa, Europe, and Asia, great civilizations met in Alexandria. Together, Greeks and Egyptians, Romans and Jews created a global knowledge capital of enormous influence: the inventive collaboration of its citizens shaped modern philosophy, science, religion and more. In pitched battles, later empires, from the Arabs and Ottomans to the French and British, laid claim to the city but its independent spirit endures. In this sweeping biography of the great city, Islam Issa takes us on a journey across millennia, rich in big ideas, brutal tragedies and distinctive characters, from Cleopatra to Napoleon. From its humble origins to dizzy heights and present-day strife, Alexandria tells the gripping story of a city that has shaped our modern world." -- Provided by publisher. -- Some violence and some descriptions of sex.
Narrator	Holmes, George.
Local Subject	History - World History - 909
	History & Geography - 900
	Africa - Egypt & Sudan - 962
	Long Book - LO
	Talking Book Topics - current - TBT2
Audience Notes	Male narrator - MN
	Contains some violence - VIS
	Contains some descriptions of sex - SES
LC Subject	Alexandria (Egypt) - History
	Middle East - History
	Nonfiction
	Instructional and educational works
Language	English
Released	2024

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