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Pappus of Alexandria. Greek mathematician. Collection c340 of Greek works.
Philopappus. Syrian prince. Roman consul. Monument faces on Acropolis.
Alexandria. Founded 332BC by Alexander the Great. Centre of Hellenistic culture. Lighthouse one of Seven Wonders. 284BC Great Library of 700,000+ volumes. Fires 47BC, 391.
Alexandrian School. 2C. First Christian school of higher learning.
Apollonius Rhodius. 3C BC. Poet, librarian at Alexandria. Argonautica.
Arius. c256-336. Alexandrian advocate of Arianism. Council of Nicaea.
Athanasius, St. c296-373. Bishop of Alexandria: advocated Doctine of Trinity (Father, Son, Holy Ghost) vs divinity of Christ. Council of Nicaea.
Catherine, St. 4C. Virgin martyred on the wheel in Alexandria.
Cyril, St. c444. Patriarch of Alexandria. Deported Nestor. Lynched Hypatia. Launched pogroms against Jews. Councils of Ephesus and Chalcedon.
Durrell, Lawrence. 1912-90. British erotic writer. The Alexandria Quartet 1957-60.
Eratosthenes. c276-194BC. Alexandrian mathematician, philosopher. Measured earth’s circumference, tilt of axis. World map 220BC.
Heron of Alexandria. 1C. Greek mathematician. Area of triangle. Metrica.
Hypatia. c370-415. Alexandrian Neoplatonic philosopher. Murdered by St. Cyril and monks. Decline of Alexandria as learning center.
Libraries. 1700BC Chaldean. 540BC Athens. 284BC Alexandria. 167 Rome. 355 Constantinople. 1446 Vatican. 1520 Paris. 1757 British Museum. 1598 Oxford Bodleian. 1653 Manchester, First free public. 1800 US Library of Congress.
Origen. c185-254. Alexandrian. Sought to justify Christianity in terms of Greek philosophy. On First Principles.
Patriarch. Christian bishops with jurisdiction over other bishops. 325 Rome. 692 Antioch. Alexandria, Constantinople, Jerusalem. 1598 Moscow.
Paul of Aegina. c625-90. Alexandrian physician. Compiled medical knowledge to date. 7 vol Epitome.
Pharos. 280BC-13C. Alexandria lighthouse. 135m high. Seven Wonders.
Philo. c20BC-50. Alexandrian Jew. Reconciled Jewish faith with Greek reason.
Pleiad. c280BC Alexandrian tragic poets.
Ptolemy. c140. Alexandrian. First cartographer. Promoted Hipparchus’ geocentric theory of solar system. Copernicus. Columbus studied his Geography.
Ptolemy II. 308-246BC. Egyptian king 285-. Made Alexandria a cultural center. Built Pharos.
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Pyramids 4700-2160BC. Mausolus Tomb 353BC. Artemis Temple at Ephesus c550BC. Hanging Gardens of Babylon 600BC. Colossus of Rhodes 280BC. Zeus Statue at Olympia 450BC. Lighthouse at Alexandria c282BC.
Sosigenes of Alexandria. 1C BC. Astronomer. Julian calendar.
Zosimus. 300. Alexandrian alchemist.