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Alexandria. Alexander’s Campaign. 334-323 BC Defeated Darius III of Persia Falls apart quickly Importance of his campaign?. Foundation. 331 BC Location Ptolemy. Layout. Great Harbor Royal Quarter 90° angles; modern Library Necropolis. The Pharos. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Alexandria
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334-323 BC Defeated Darius III of Persia Falls apart quickly Importance of his campaign?
Alexander’s Campaign
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331 BC Location Ptolemy
Foundation
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Great Harbor Royal Quarter 90° angles; modern Library Necropolis
Layout
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Built 200’s BC 393-450 ft tall Island Heptastadion Lighting system
The Pharos
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Amp + Pharos
Ampharos
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Pharos at Alexandria Hanging Gardens of Babylon Temple of Artemis at Ephesus Colossus of Rhodes Great Pyramid of Giza Statue of Zeus at Olympia Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
7 Wonders of the Ancient World
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Museion (museum) Philosophy, poetry, math,
astronomy, geography, anatomy, languages, music
Archimedes, Euclid, Eratosthenes, Callimachus
Prominence in East
Education & Study
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500,000+ volumes of scrolls Greek literature Alexandrian Poets
Library
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Caesar vs. Pompey & Senate – Civil War Cleopatra & Ptolemy XIII – co-ruling
Greeks Pompey’s assassination Caesar vs. Ptolemy Siege by Ptolemy
Alexandria & Rome
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At least partially burned during Caesar’s
visit Ships, dock, library More fire in 3rd cent. Pagan texts Arabic conquest
End of the Library
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Takes her chance with Caesar
Caesarion Sosigenes Octavian/Augustus
Goes to Rome with Caesar Public knowledge “Foreign queen” March 15, 44 BC
Cleopatra VII
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Cleopatra returns to Egypt as ruler Octavian & Marc Antony team up to kill
Caesar’s assassins Battle from English II class? Cleopatra helps Octavian & Antony
Post-Shankery
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Antony gets her support while he wages wars
Three kids Octavian vs. Antony – new civil war
Rome vs. Egypt Battle of Actium – Sep. 2, 31 BC Antony & Cleopatra commit suicide Octavian becomes Augustus, the first emperor of Rome – 27 BC
Antony & Cleopatra
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Egypt – Breadbasket of empire Personal property of the emperor Trade center
Clothes, silk, metals, tools,glass, ivory, wine, oil,rice, honey, wheat,cinnamon, papyrus
New Empire1st century AD
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Started by Cleopatra Finished by Augustus Cleopatra’s Needles
Caesareum
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Ethnic Greeks in charge
Politically, administratively Language Economically
Population: Egyptians, Romans, Jews, Africans, Indians Get jealous of the Greeks Riots; imperial interventions Does this still happen today?
Mixed Demographics