000324283 000__ 02119cam\a22003254a\4500 000324283 001__ 324283 000324283 005__ 20210513120446.0 000324283 008__ 060323s2006\\\\nyub\\\\\b\\\\001\0\eng\\ 000324283 010__ $$a 2006044737 000324283 020__ $$a9780670037971 000324283 020__ $$a0670037974 000324283 035__ $$a(OCoLC)ocm65400789 000324283 035__ $$a324283 000324283 040__ $$aDLC$$cDLC$$dBAKER$$dGK8$$dC#P$$dVP@$$dIXA$$dBTCTA$$dYDXCP$$dLVB$$dBUR 000324283 042__ $$apcc 000324283 043__ $$af-ua--- 000324283 049__ $$aISEA 000324283 05000 $$aDT154.A4$$bP65 2006 000324283 08200 $$a932$$222 000324283 1001_ $$aPollard, Justin,$$d1968- 000324283 24514 $$aThe rise and fall of Alexandria :$$bbirthplace of the modern mind /$$cJustin Pollard and Howard Reid. 000324283 260__ $$aNew York :$$bViking,$$c2006. 000324283 300__ $$axix, 329 p. :$$bmap ;$$c24 cm. 000324283 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [309]-315) and index. 000324283 520__ $$aFounded by Alexander the Great and built by Greek pharaohs, the city of Alexandria at its height dwarfed both Athens and Rome. It was the marvel of its age--legendary for its vast palaces, safe harbors, and magnificent lighthouse. But it was most famous for the astonishing intellectual fluorescence it fostered and the library it produced. If the European Renaissance was the "rebirth" of Western culture, then Alexandria, Egypt, was its birthplace. It was here mankind first discovered that the earth was not flat, originated atomic theory, invented geometry, systematized grammar, translated the Old Testament into Greek, built the steam engine, and passed their discoveries on to future generations via the written word. Julius Caesar, Anthony and Cleopatra, Jewish scholars, Greek philosophers, and devout early Christians all play a part in the rise and fall of the city that stood "at the conjunction of the whole world."--From publisher description. 000324283 651_0 $$aAlexandria (Egypt)$$xHistory. 000324283 651_0 $$aAlexandria (Egypt)$$xIntellectual life. 000324283 7001_ $$aReid, Howard. 000324283 85200 $$bgen$$hDT154.A4$$iP65$$i2006 000324283 85642 $$3Contributor biographical information$$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0719/2006044737-b.html 000324283 85642 $$3Publisher description$$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0719/2006044737-d.html 000324283 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:324283$$pGLOBAL_SET 000324283 980__ $$aBIB 000324283 980__ $$aBOOK