The Roman world
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Alexandria
Alexandria was Egypt’s great port city. It was famous for learning.
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A huge lighthouse stood there. The library’s story is messy. It did not vanish on one single day. Hypatia taught math and the stars here much later.
What happened here
30 BC
A new ruler
After Cleopatra, Alexandria belonged to Rome. Ships still carried grain.
AD 415
Hypatia is killed
A crowd killed the teacher Hypatia. It was cruel. People still argue about every cause.