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30 paź 2007 · In this compulsively readable narrative, Justin Pollard and Howard Reid bring one of history's most fascinating and prolific cities to life, creating a treasure trove of our intellectual and cultural origins.
1 sty 2006 · A history of the ancient city documents its period superiority as an archaeological and technological super power, revealing how atomic theory, geometry, the steam engine, and other developments were initiated there while tracing the city's downfall and ultimate legacy to the modern world.
30 paź 2007 · In this compulsively readable narrative, Justin Pollard and Howard Reid bring one of history's most fascinating and prolific cities to life, creating a...
In this compulsively readable narrative, Justin Pollard and Howard Reid bring one of history’s most fascinating and prolific cities to life, creating a treasure trove of our intellectual and cultural origins.
Famous for its lighthouse, its library-the greatest in antiquity-and its fertile intellectual and spiritual life–it was here that Christianity and Islam came to prominence as world religions–Alexandria now takes its rightful place alongside Greece and Rome as a titan of the ancient world.
1 lis 2006 · The Rise and Fall of Alexandria: Birthplace of the Modern Mind [Justin Pollard, Howard Reid, Simon Vance] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Rise and Fall of Alexandria: Birthplace of the Modern Mind
The Rise and Fall of Alexandria: Birthplace of the Modern Mind. Justin Pollard, Howard Reid. Viking, 2006 - History - 329 pages. The astonishing story of the ancient city that...
