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Mosaic Depicting Alexandria, Egypt |
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| This 6th-century mosaic from Jarash, Jordan, depicts the city of Alexandria in Egypt. Founded in 332 BC by Macedonian king Alexander the Great, Alexandria became a cultural, religious, and economic center of the Greek world, effecting the spread of Greek culture during the Hellenistic Age (4th-1st century BC). | ||||||
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| Erich Lessing/Art Resource, NY | ||||||
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| Africa; Legacy of Alexander the Great | ||||||
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