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    Jan 12, 2024 1 minute

    Alexandria: The City that Changed the World

    BY ISLAM ISSA

    Hodder and Stoughton/ Jonathan Ball, RRP R391

    Alexander the Great sketched out a sparkling metropolis that celebrated learning and diversity. He died before his city was built but his vision was

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