Few cities have as glorious a past as Alexandria, Egypt.
After the Greek leader Alexander the Great founded the city that bore his name in 332 BC, it became a center for artists and scholars. Among the gleaming marble buildings stood the most famous library of antiquity, one that attracted such brilliant minds as the mathematician Euclid and the geographer Strabo. The towering Pharos lighthouse, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, guided ships from miles away. Today little is visible of Alexandria's rich history. Still, beneath today's modern city lurk innumerable Hellenistic and Roman treasures, including the library, Alexander the Great's tomb, palaces, baths, and theaters.