LEXICON > Alexandria
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iskandariyyah |
/eliskan`drija/ |
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Alexandria |
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Aλεξάνδρεια |
mod.gre: [aleˈksanðria] |
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Ἀλεξάνδρεια |
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- ETYMOLOGY: From the anc.gre.adj.m-f-neu. scr.poly: ὁ Ἀλεξάνδρειoς - ἡ Ἀλεξάνδρεια - τὸ Ἀλεξάνδρειoν {D.GaG.ls.} mod.gre: [o ale`ksanδrios] [i ale`ksanδria] [to ale`ksanδrion] = The one of/by gre: Ἀλέξανδρoς translit: Alexandros = eng: Alexander, arb: al-iskander.
- MEANING: Name of numerous cities built by Alexander, but mainly Alexandria of Egypt, built in 331 a.e.v.
Famous for the Museum gre.scr.poly: Moυσεῖoν [mu`sion], the greatest Library and study centre of hellenistic times. Here, alexandrian scholars produced a huge output of theses, commentaries, etc., on every aspect of human knowledge. The alexandrian 'grammarians' made additions and changes to the greek alphabet: minusculae letters appear, accent marks are introduced.
- Alexandria was capital of Egypt till occupied by the Arabs in 642 e.v. After Egypt's (Misr) liberation from foreign powers in 1952, a small community of greeks still lives there. The greek poet Konstantinos Kavafis (1863-1933) was an alexandrian par excellence: his poetry expresses the compiled atmospheric nuances of the city in a characteristic alexandrine manner.
- LINKS about ALEXANDRIA
- Alexandrias by wikipedia
- Alexandria by wikipedia
- Alexandria, Egypt by Alaa K. Ashmawy
- Hellenic-hellenistic Alexandria GREECE
- The Mouseion (the ancient library) and today's Library
- Library of Alexandria (ancient) by wikipedia
- Mouseion: Alexandrian Scholarship. Article by Ellen N. Brundige at Perseus
- Maktaba aliskandariyya EGYPT - Bibliotheca Alexandrina in arabic french english
- Biblioteca Alexandrina (today's library) by wikipedia
- Pharos, one of the seven wonders
- Lighthouse of Alexandria by wikipedia
- Seven Wonders of the Ancient World by Alaa K. Ashmawy
- Famous Alexandrines
- Cleopatra VII
- Cleopatra VII by wikipedia
- Cleopatra by Alaa K. Ashmawy
- Kavafis, poet
- Hypatia and Alexandrine MATHEMATICIANS
- Ktesibius the Alexandrine at SCIENCE
(greek or aegyptian). The ancient Edison.
links checked in Aug 2007