Alexandrië ( Grieks: Ἀλεξάνδρεια [Alexándreia], Latyns: Alexandria, Kopties: Rakotə, Arabies: Al-ʼIskandariya, Egipties-Arabies: Iskindireyya) is die tweede grootste stad van Egipte en sy belangrikste seehawe aan die Middellandse See met sowat vyf miljoen inwoners. Die stad huisves onder meer die Bibliotheca Alexandrina of Nuwe ...

Alexandria is an independent city in the northern region of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. It lies on the western bank of the Potomac River approximately 7 miles (11 km) south of downtown Washington, D.C.. As of 2020, the population was 159,467. The city's estimated population has grown by 1% annually since 2010 on average.

The history of Alexandria dates back to the city's founding, by Alexander the Great, in 331 BC. Yet, before that, there were some big port cities just east of Alexandria, at the western edge of what is now Abu Qir Bay.The Canopic (westernmost) branch of the Nile Delta still existed at that time, and was widely used for shipping.. After its foundation, Alexandria became the seat of the ...

Alexandra (Greek: Ἀλεξάνδρα) is the feminine form of the given name Alexander (Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος, Aléxandros). Etymologically, the name is a compound of the Greek verb ἀλέξειν (alexein; meaning 'to defend') and ἀνήρ (anēr; GEN ἀνδρός, andros; meaning 'man').Thus it may be roughly translated as "defender of man" or "protector of man".

Alexandrine is a name used for several distinct types of verse line with related metrical structures, most of which are ultimately derived from the classical French alexandrine.The line's name derives from its use in the Medieval French Roman d'Alexandre of 1170, although it had already been used several decades earlier in Le Pèlerinage de Charlemagne.

e. Athanasius I of Alexandria [note 1] (c. 296–298 – 2 May 373), also called Athanasius the Great, Athanasius the Confessor, or, among Coptic Christians, Athanasius the Apostolic, was a Greek church father [4] and the 20th pope of Alexandria (as Athanasius I ).

Hero of Alexandria (/ ˈ h ɪər oʊ /; Greek: Ἥρων ὁ Ἀλεξανδρεύς, Heron ho Alexandreus, also known as Heron of Alexandria / ˈ h ɛr ən /; c. 10 AD – c. 70 AD), was a Greek mathematician and engineer who was active in his native city of Alexandria, Roman Egypt.He is often considered the greatest experimenter of antiquity and his work is representative of the Hellenistic ...