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MOVIE

Alexandria: The Greatest City

2010 • HD • 48min

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Story

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'.

Country United Kingdom Language English

Genre Documentary

Keywords #alexander the great #alexandria egypt #ancient history

Production History Lion Television

Credits

Bettany Hughes photo

Bettany Hughes

Self - Presenter

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