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Alexandria (Ἀλεξάνδρεια, Alexandreia). Greek economic and commercial center founded by Alexander the Great. Established in 331 bc on the western edge of the Nile Delta. Made the capital of Ptolemaic Egypt under Ptolemy I (ca. 323–283 bc). Remained the capital of Egypt until it was conquered by Arab forces in ad 641 and moved to the south at Fustat. Alexandria was an important cultural and academic center of the Greek world. It had a large Jewish population and later a Christian population. The city itself occurs in the Bible only in passing reference to people and ships coming from there.
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