Show rr alexandria tho fistori Li stori city eliat atas alinosi utterly last wco by the british war has iad a career founded by alexander alio great in ho year K 0 it ilo greek capital of egypt it is fraid diat in alio days of its prosperity il contained a population of of whom the historian lelh us were arco afier tho death of its founder it became tho residence of abo Ptole mies who mado it alio chief scat of and Q of alio llio ancient civilized enild this prosperity attained its maximum growth about 30 years before alic CM from my bo dated Aurclia 1 mid nil doing their share in devastating alio city during abo alli century it mccamo alio scone of bloody contests between christians and pagans alio finally obtaining alic ascendancy which aloy retained for nearly and a wf centuries arabs abrou tho of khalif omir ccok the city and pillaged it alio victorious general reporting to ign that four pa aces four thousand bialis bjur gundrid hund rid the alres twelve thousand bogat ablo markets thousand dealers in fresh oil and lafty tl tributary jews thi s sic and its subsequent capture by alio under in i V D tho city that it became an easy prey to any predatory baiad that might happen that way alic result wa that alio exception of a slight revival under tho egyptian calias tho city gradually lost its former magnificence until alio end of the century when xa bolcon Bo mado liis eastern conquests giving an upwind impulse j to th commerce of eliat section and alexandria moro partook large lyof the spirit of revival until it is now reckoned ono of tho mst important commercial places in diio mcdiar fanean it is rather difficult to say effect the incont bombardment bombard mont will have upon alie fito ot tho ancient metropolis but ono tiling is certain it will not fall again into tho linds of its old timo fickle minded the energetic europeans wila now havo a in it future and having now pasech a I 1 of firo it wiil start out aa a newly create J modem lily and bej como moro alio arido of the chiv world As its otteman muaril liu on tho would CJ ACU etc it is kismet j |