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Alexandria
334-323 BC Defeated Darius III of Persia Falls apart quickly Importance of his campaign?
Alexander’s Campaign
331 BC Location Ptolemy
Foundation
Great Harbor Royal Quarter 90° angles; modern Library Necropolis
Layout
Built 200’s BC 393-450 ft tall Island Heptastadion Lighting system
The Pharos
Amp + Pharos
Ampharos
Pharos at Alexandria Hanging Gardens of Babylon Temple of Artemis at Ephesus Colossus of Rhodes Great Pyramid of Giza Statue of Zeus at Olympia Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
7 Wonders of the Ancient World
Museion (museum) Philosophy, poetry, math,
astronomy, geography, anatomy, languages, music
Archimedes, Euclid, Eratosthenes, Callimachus
Prominence in East
Education & Study
500,000+ volumes of scrolls Greek literature Alexandrian Poets
Library
Caesar vs. Pompey & Senate – Civil War Cleopatra & Ptolemy XIII – co-ruling
Greeks Pompey’s assassination Caesar vs. Ptolemy Siege by Ptolemy
Alexandria & Rome
At least partially burned during Caesar’s
visit Ships, dock, library More fire in 3rd cent. Pagan texts Arabic conquest
End of the Library
Takes her chance with Caesar
Caesarion Sosigenes Octavian/Augustus
Goes to Rome with Caesar Public knowledge “Foreign queen” March 15, 44 BC
Cleopatra VII
Cleopatra returns to Egypt as ruler Octavian & Marc Antony team up to kill
Caesar’s assassins Battle from English II class? Cleopatra helps Octavian & Antony
Post-Shankery
Antony gets her support while he wages wars
Three kids Octavian vs. Antony – new civil war
Rome vs. Egypt Battle of Actium – Sep. 2, 31 BC Antony & Cleopatra commit suicide Octavian becomes Augustus, the first emperor of Rome – 27 BC
Antony & Cleopatra
Egypt – Breadbasket of empire Personal property of the emperor Trade center
Clothes, silk, metals, tools,glass, ivory, wine, oil,rice, honey, wheat,cinnamon, papyrus
New Empire1st century AD
Started by Cleopatra Finished by Augustus Cleopatra’s Needles
Caesareum
Ethnic Greeks in charge
Politically, administratively Language Economically
Population: Egyptians, Romans, Jews, Africans, Indians Get jealous of the Greeks Riots; imperial interventions Does this still happen today?
Mixed Demographics