Alexandria
Alexandria Modern History - Napoleon, the British Occupation, Khedive Ismail, and the Cotton Economy
Alexandria in modern history: Napoleon's Egyptian Expedition and the transformation of Egypt; Mohammed Ali and the creation of modern Egypt; Khedive Ismail and the Belle Epoque of Alexandria; the British Bombardment of 1882 and the occupation; the cotton economy and the cosmopolitan city of the 1920s-1940s; and the 1952 revolution and the departure of the cosmopolitan communities.
Alexandria: The Great Library, Pharos Lighthouse, Cleopatra, and the Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Alexandria as the intellectual capital of the ancient world: the Great Library of Alexandria and its gradual destruction; Alexander the Great founding the city in 331 BCE; the Pharos Lighthouse (one of the Seven Wonders); Cleopatra, Julius Caesar, and Mark Antony in Alexandria; and the modern Bibliotheca Alexandrina as the reincarnation of the ancient library on its original site.
Alexandria: Euclid, Archimedes, Hypatia, and the Hellenistic Scientific Revolution
The extraordinary intellectual achievements centered at Alexandria: Euclid and the Elements of Geometry; Archimedes and his Alexandrian education; Hypatia, the last great Neoplatonist philosopher murdered by a Christian mob in 415 CE; the Catacombs of Kom el-Shoqafa as the largest Roman funerary complex in Egypt; and the Alexandrian synthesis of Greek, Egyptian, and Jewish thought.
Alexandria Photography, Cavafy Museum, Jewish Heritage, and the Complete Practical Guide
The Alexandria photography guide (best locations from the Corniche at sunset to the underwater archaeology boat tours); the Cavafy Museum in the poet apartment; the Jewish heritage of Alexandria; the Greek Alexandrian community and the Greco-Roman Museum; and the complete practical guide for day-tripping from Cairo or staying overnight in the Mediterranean city.
Alexandria: The Qaitbay Citadel, Roman Amphitheatre, Montaza Palace, and the City on the Sea
The major sights of modern Alexandria: the Qaitbay Citadel built on the site of the ancient Pharos Lighthouse; the Roman Theatre (Amphitheatre); the Montaza Palace Gardens; the underwater archaeology of Cleopatra submerged palace; Alexandria's Mediterranean cuisine; and the El-Alamein battlefield 105 km west.
Alexandria Complete Legacy - Septuagint, Julian Calendar, Mediterranean Identity, and WWII
The complete Alexandria reference: the Septuagint translation and how Alexandria shaped Christianity; the Julian Calendar created by Sosigenes advice to Caesar; the Alexandria National Museum and the Greco-Roman collections; the Mediterranean-facing identity of the cosmopolitan city; Alexandria in World War II and the El-Alamein naval raids; and the final legacy of the city that was the intellectual capital of the ancient world for 700 years.