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Alexandria was an extraordinary product of the creative imagination and far-sightedness of Alexander. In a short time it quite astonishingly became a world centre, a meeting-place of Africa, Asia, and Europe. It established several reputations, each along quite different lines. We know that all it was a centre of philosophy, erudition, and research--it was in fact the greatest cultural centre in the ancient world of its time. We do not all know that it became reputed also for its artists, its traders, and its manufacturers.

-- Notebooks Category 15: The Orient > Chapter 6 : Islamic Cultures, Egypt > # 65