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Arsinoë IV (d. 41 BCE) was a Ptolemaic princess who rebelled against her sister Cleopatra VII during the Alexandrian War in 48 BCE. After being defeated by Cleopatra's ally Julius Caesar, she was a captive in his Roman triumph. Arsinoë later...

An illustration of the Battle of Alexandria that took place on the twenty-first of March, 1801 CE by the English painter Philip James de Loutherbourg (1740-1812 CE), which was between the French army under General Jacques-François Menou (1750-1810...

Ptolemaic (2nd century BCE) mosaic emblema from Alexandria with the depiction of a dog seated next to a gilded vessel. This mosaic is made in the opus vermiculatum technique, using small, closely set tesserae. Bibliotheca Alexandrina Antiquities...

Serapis is a Graeco-Egyptian god of the Ptolemaic Period (323-30 BCE) of Egypt developed by the monarch Ptolemy I Soter (r. 305-282 BCE) as part of his vision to unite his Egyptian and Greek subjects. Serapis’ cult later spread throughout...

Hypatia of Alexandria, played by Rachel Weisz in the motion picture Agora (2009).

Serapeum of Alexandria, Egypt.

The Roman theatre of Alexandria, Egypt.

Hypatia of Alexandria portrayed by Rachel Weisz in the motion picture "Agora".

A 10th century CE depiction of Amma Syncletica of Alexandria (c. 270 – c. 350 CE), one of the early leaders of Christian Monasticism. (Vatican Libraries)

View of Alexandria from the sea, 2008.