Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Alexander the Great and how he found Alexandria

So, like imagine yourself having a dream about a Greek poet named Homer. And he's like totally reading a verse that you should go to Egypt to an island called Pharos. Guess who had that dream? Alexander the Great! So, he wanted a great city in Egypt so he ordered the city to put it on the mainland. They had like, no chalk at all! So instead they used flour. Lots of birds came and ate all the flour! Alexander was troubled by this omen. Prophets said this was a good omen! And that's how Alexander the Great in April 331 B.C., found Alexandria.
Flag of Alexandria

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