Alexandria

The original city of Alexandria took many hits throughout centuries. The way it should have looked has been debated greatly between archaeologist. The city was situated in Egypt but has been cohabiting with the Roman cultures after there conquer.

The Arial View Graphically Designed of the Agora 

for the movie Agora

Drawing of the Arial View of the Agora

The presence of the Roman and Egyptian culture is highly present in the city. In front of the Agora are two huge Egyptian statues. There is the presence of an aqueduct, as well as the well paved roads. The image of the Egyptian goddess Isis was represented on the door of the Agora and a gran size sculpture of the Roman god Jupiter was present.

 

Drawing of well paved Roman roads

Egyptian statue in front of the Agora (recreated from for the movie Agora)

The Great Library of Alexandria was burned downed in ancient time before the conquering of the Agora by the Christians. People from all around the world at that time went to Alexandria to study under the care of the greatest minds of their time. Unfortunately, the only thing that can be found today are ruins.

Ruins of the Great Library of Alexandria

These people did not have as many options for entertainment as we do today but they did have theater, music, sports, and books. There instruments may seem weird to look at for us at present but some of them were the ancestors of what we have now.

The tibicen (Roman instrument)

The city was savaged by civil wars between two different groups of religious belief (i.e. Jews and Christians). Finding a map of the city around the 4th and 3rd century BCE was hard, so this map chose the aftermath of years of debate between the two groups.

Map of Ancient Alexandria between 1rst BCE and 1rst AD