Pompey's Piller

Alexandria

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December 19th 2008
Alexandria, 'The Queen of the Mediterranean”, unfortunately has the accolade of being the greatest historic city with the least to show for it. It is rich in history, but with very few historically sights for camera happy tourists to snap up. The city, founded of course by Alexander the great has subsequently been conquered, by Romans, Muslim, briefly by the French and suffered through two wor ... read more

Africa » Egypt » Mediterranean » Alexandria

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The regularity and richness of the annual Nile River flood, coupled with semi-isolation provided by deserts to the east and west, allowed for the development of one of the world's great civilizations. A unified kingdom arose circa 3200 B.C. and a ser... ... read more