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Alphabetically, it tops the chart of locations for the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World |
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ON THE HISTORIC TOP 40 |
2025-02-18 |
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Arsinoe IV, the sister of Cleopatra, fought the Roman army at this Egyptian port city around 48 B.C. |
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HISTORICAL FIGURES |
2024-04-22 |
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Washington originally included 2 port cities within its boundaries: Georgetown & this city that returned to Virginia in 1846 |
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D.C. HISTORY |
2016-05-18 |
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Hmm... Ptolemy I & II developed the library here; it had 500,000 scrolls & now it's just... gone? How do I write my report? |
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YOUR HISTORICAL INSURANCE ADJUSTER |
2011-12-06 |
#6262 |
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The Pharos Lighthouse is built in this Egyptian city |
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THE 3rd CENTURY B.C. |
2007-04-10 |
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This city, a center of learning in Egypt, started to decline after the murder there of Hypatia, a female philosopher |
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THE FIFTH CENTURY |
2003-11-14 |
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Around 101, big steps in spherical trigonometry were being taken by Menelaus of this intellectual center of Egypt |
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HISTORY 101 |
2002-12-16 |
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The largest provincial capital of the Roman Empire, it was once ruled by Marc Antony |
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THE ROMAN EMPIRE |
1988-09-16 |
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