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Excerpt from Ægyptiaca, or Observations on Certain Antiquities of Egypt, Vol. 1 of 2: The History of Pompey's Pillar Elucidated Yet the various revolutions, under which Egypt re peatedly funk, were not always fo injurious and deftruc tive. The conqueft of Alexander was followed by the eftablilhment of a new metropolis; an efiablifhment, that enriched the country with commerce, and adorned it with the fumptuous elegance of Grecian art: for the city of Alexander, anfwering the grand conceptions of her Founder, became at once the centre of trade and the feat of learning; and in the day of her profperity exceeded the politenefs of Athens, and rivalled the greatnefs of Rome. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.