Alexandria: The Greatest City

Name: Alexandria: The Greatest City
Released: 2010-06-01

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2010•48 min•Documentary

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Bettany Hughes

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Bettany Hughes goes in search of this lost civilisation, revealing the story of a city founded out of the desert by Alexander the Great in 331 BC to become the world's first global centre of culture. The documentary also looks at the role of astronomer and philosopher Hypatia, and incorporates stunning footage from the feature film 'Agora'.

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