{"product_id":"the-rise-and-fall-of-alexandria-isbn-9780143112518","title":"The Rise and Fall of Alexandria","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A lively history of the legendary ancient city, from creation to destruction.\" -- Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA short history of nearly everything classical. The foundations of the modern world were laid in Alexandria of Egypt at the turn of the first millennium. In this compulsively readable narrative, Justin Pollard and Howard Reid bring one of history's most fascinating and prolific cities to life, creating a treasure trove of our intellectual and cultural origins. Famous for its lighthouse, its library-the greatest in antiquity-and its fertile intellectual and spiritual life--it was here that Christianity and Islam came to prominence as world religions--Alexandria now takes its rightful place alongside Greece and Rome as a titan of the ancient world. Sparkling with fresh insights on science, philosophy, culture, and invention, this is an irresistible, eye- opening delight.\"Lively and Lucid. The real action [in] the classical world lay in Alexandria. Tells the story of ancient Alexandrian science, Cleopatra, with relish and brio.\"\u003cbr\u003e -\u003ci\u003eThe Weekly Standard\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A marvelous work, a sweeping narrative, as grand as it is unusual, Pollard and Reid breathe life into the dust of philosophers and kings.\"\u003cbr\u003e -Barry Strauss, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Trojan War: A New History\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Battle of Salamis\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Lucid, entertaining, full of exquisite images.\"\u003cbr\u003e -Michael Hirst, screenwriter of \u003ci\u003eElizabeth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"A lively history of the legendary ancient city, from creation to destruction.\" \u003ci\u003e-- Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003eJustin Pollard, a freelance writer and producer specializing in historical documentaries, has written for PBS and A\u0026amp;E. He is currently providing script and historical consultancy for Sam Mendes’s upcoming feature film, \u003ci\u003eTom Fool\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHoward Reid has made award-winning documentaries for National Geographic, the BBC, and Channel 4, including \u003ci\u003eThe Story of English\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of five books.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301091070181,"sku":"NP9780143112518","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780143112518.jpg?v=1767741246","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-rise-and-fall-of-alexandria-isbn-9780143112518","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}