Alexandria

Around 300 BC, with the rise to power of Ptolemy I and the military successes of Alexander the Great, mathematical activity moved to the Egyptian part of the Greek world. In Alexandria Ptolemy founded a university that became the intellectual centre for Greek scholarship for over 800 years. Ptolemy also started its famous library, which eventually held over half-a-million manuscripts. The celebrated Pharos lighthouse at Alexandria was one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.  

[Great Britain 2003; Greece 1955; Hungary 1980]


Published/edited: 04/10/2015