A review by thomaswright94
The Rise and Fall of Alexandria: Birthplace of the Modern Mind by Justin Pollard

4.0

A good introduction to one of the most fascinating cities of the ancient world. Alexandria is shown here to be at the centre of the ancient world when it came to intellect, science and trade. While this was a little dry at times in this book it was interesting nonetheless to see this development play out. It would have been interesting to have more chapters on the city post Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt.