Properties (81)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
city
|
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
the Ptolemaic dynasty
|
| gptkbp:culturalInfluence |
gptkb:Jewish_culture
Roman_culture Hellenistic_culture Greek_culture |
| gptkbp:defeated |
earthquakes
riots |
| gptkbp:developedBy |
the_Mediterranean_region
|
| gptkbp:established |
a major center of learning
|
| gptkbp:establishedIn |
331 BC
|
| gptkbp:famousFor |
philosophy
science literature |
| gptkbp:foundedBy |
gptkb:Alexander_the_Great
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
center of learning
intellectual hub cultural melting pot site of ancient wonders political power in the ancient world site_of_early_Christianity |
| gptkbp:homeTo |
gptkb:Hypatia
Archimedes Euclid |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Ancient Alexandria
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Greek_philosophy
Egyptian_culture Greek_culture Roman_governance |
| gptkbp:is_a_site_for |
ancient wonders
|
| gptkbp:knownFor |
gptkb:Great_Lighthouse_of_Alexandria
gptkb:Library_of_Alexandria scientific advancements artistic achievements its museums multicultural society its role in the spread of knowledge its artistic contributions its libraries its theaters its architectural achievements its scholars its philosophers its mathematicians its astronomers its cosmopolitan population its diverse religious practices its historians its innovations in medicine its poets its role in the ancient world its role in the development of the sciences its role in the interaction of cultures its role in the preservation of texts its role in the translation of texts its_role_in_early_Christianity its_role_in_the_history_of_the_Mediterranean |
| gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:Egypt
|
| gptkbp:marketShare |
Mediterranean_trade
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
gptkb:Destruction_of_the_Library_of_Alexandria
gptkb:Siege_of_Alexandria_(47_BC) Construction_of_the_Library_of_Alexandria Construction_of_the_Lighthouse_of_Alexandria Council_of_Nicaea_(325_AD) |
| gptkbp:notableFor |
trade
|
| gptkbp:notablePerson |
gptkb:Arius
gptkb:Theon_of_Alexandria gptkb:Ptolemy_I_Soter gptkb:Heron_of_Alexandria gptkb:Cyril_of_Alexandria gptkb:Hypatia Archimedes Euclid Cleopatra VII Callimachus |
| gptkbp:population |
over 500,000 (at its peak)
over 500,000 at its peak |
| gptkbp:reduces |
3rd century AD
|
| gptkbp:reign |
Muslim_armies
|
| gptkbp:wasPartOf |
gptkb:Hellenistic_civilization
gptkb:Ptolemaic_Kingdom |