Situated on the furthermost west side of the Delta, Alexandria was built by Alexander the Great in 331 B.C., just after his arrival in Egypt.
The city of Alexandria was monumental and imposing, with a grid of wide streets and a central thoroughfare.
It was dominated by the splendid Temple of Pan, built on a podium in the Eastern tradition, with an avenue winding round up to it.
The famous library contained the biggest collection of books of the ancient world.
It was attached to the Museum, that is the academy and the seminary for scientific and literary scholarship that acted as a centre that gave rise to studies in philology, criticism, physical and mathematical sciences, philosophy and medicine.
