Alexandria: The Greatest City

Name: Alexandria: The Greatest City
Genre: Documentary
Released: 01 Jun 2010
Rating: 8.00
Cast: Bettany Hughes

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'.

Genre: Documentary
Studio: Lion Television, History
Keyword: alexander the great, ancient history, alexandria egypt
Cast: Bettany Hughes

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