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student4ever · 07-10-2007, 07:09 PM

just yesterday, I was wondering when this took place...

In the year 331 bce

Construction

At the direction of Alexander the Great, the Macedonian architect Deinokrates lays out the new city of Alexandria on the Nile delta in Egypt. Its central north-south and eastwest streets are each 14 m (46 ft) wide, dividing the city into four quarters, each with its own character. The plan is completed later by Ptolemy I, who joins several rocky islands and builds a long causeway to form two harbors set off by the famous Lighthouse of Pharos (named after the island on which it is built).

07-10-2007, 07:09 PM	#330
student4ever student4ever is Trying to not let life get in the way of life Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Calif Posts: 507 xBucks: 3,276	just yesterday, I was wondering when this took place... In the year 331 bce Construction At the direction of Alexander the Great, the Macedonian architect Deinokrates lays out the new city of Alexandria on the Nile delta in Egypt. Its central north-south and eastwest streets are each 14 m (46 ft) wide, dividing the city into four quarters, each with its own character. The plan is completed later by Ptolemy I, who joins several rocky islands and builds a long causeway to form two harbors set off by the famous Lighthouse of Pharos (named after the island on which it is built). __________________