Why Alexandria Was The Greatest City The Ancient World Ever Built | 331 BC — 2026 AD

Seven empires fought over it. One mob destroyed what couldn't be conquered. This is 2,357 years of Alexandria — from Alexander drawing it in the sand to the five million people living on top of it today with no idea what's beneath their feet. Cities Through Time visualises the historical evolution of the world's great cities connecting centuries of urban history into a single locked camera position. 00:00 Alexander Arrives — 331 BC 00:30 A City Is Born — 250 BC 01:00 The Great Library — 250 BC 01:30 Caesar Arrives — 48 BC 02:00 The Library Burns — 48 BC 02:30 Egypt Falls to Rome — 30 BC 03:00 Roman Alexandria — 30 BC 03:30 End of Antiquity — 391 AD 04:00 The Serapeum Burns — 391 AD 04:30 Arab Conquest — 641 AD 05:00 New Order — 641 AD 05:30 The Great Silence — 1200 AD 06:00 A City Diminished — 1200 AD 06:30 Napoleon Arrives — 1798 AD 07:00 The Savants — 1798 AD 07:30 British Bombardment — 1882 AD 08:00 The Guns of the Navy — 1882 AD 08:30 Modern Alexandria — 2026 AD 09:00 Built on History — 2026 AD 09:30 Still Digging — 2026 AD Subscribe:    / @citiesthroughtimetv   #Alexandria #AncientHistory #GreatLibrary #Cleopatra #AncientEgypt #HistoryDocumentary #CitiesThroughTime #AncientWorld #Alexandria331BC #PharosLighthouse