Alexandrea ad Ægyptum

Edited by Sherif Boraie
Hardcover| 256 pages | 160 illustrations | 17×24 cm | English
2020 | isbn 9789775864314

Until 1805, Alexandria was a small town of five thousand people. Mohamed Ali Pasha, then a minor officer in the Ottoman army that came to reconquer Egypt from Napoleon Bonaparte, became viceroy and, in a short time, transformed Alexandria into a modern, cosmopolitan metropolis. 

The city, bustling with trade and culture, became the mecca of the Mediterranean, attracting immigrants from across Europe and the Levant. The old Latin phrase Alexandrea ad Ægyptum, meaning “Alexandria by Egypt”, signifying its uniqueness, became again relevant. 

This collection features contemporary illustrations, historical maps, and the writings of witnesses who saw the making of Alexandria, from the early 19th to the mid-20th century.