Lighthouse of alexandria art

The Great Lighthouse of Alexandria, illustration from a Hungarian edition of 'History in Pictures' by B. Seyfert, 1928

Once the largest library in the ancient world, and containing works by the greatest thinkers and writers of antiquity, including Homer, Plato, Socrates and many more, the Library of Alexandria, northern...

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Recreation of the Lighthouse at Alexandria a creation of the Graeco-Ptolemy dynasty.

Guarding the coast, bathed in sun-scarring and salt, stood one of Egypt’s most daunting structures: the Pharos of Alexandria, the third tallest human-made structure of its time and a blueprint f

Hollywood producers and directors have never once been praised for rigorously sticking to the facts and whether it's a medieval epic or a modern war film they generally fail when it comes to relaying what actually happened, historically.

Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the World and the most famous lighthouse in antiquity. It was a technological triumph and is the archetype of all lighthouses since. It stood on the island of Pharos in the harbor of Alexandria and is said to have been more than 350 feet (110 meters) high.