Opinion | Corniche Contemplations

Following the collapse of the Ptolemaic dynasty, Roman documents referred to Alexandria as Alexandria ad Aegyptum—“Alexandria beside Egypt”—marking it as distinct from both the Nile Valley hinterland and other areas bearing Alexander the Great’s name. More than two millennia on, the Mediterranean remains so integral to identity that Alexandrians are known to specify their hometown […] The post Opinion | Corniche Contemplations first appeared on Dailynewsegypt.