From the web: “The story of cities, part 1: how Alexandria laid foundations for the modern world”

March 14, 2016 Uncategorized

In the first in a 50-part series charting the history of the planet’s urbanisation, Jack Shenker explores the ancient metropolis of Alexandria, which set a powerful precedent for future cities all over the world The secret to Alexandria, if classical historians are to be believed, lies

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