Ptolemy's Alexandrian Postscript
November/December 2006
One might forgive Ptolemy I, successor to Alexander the Great in Egypt, for concluding that the gods—and possibly Alexander himself—were on his side when a host of crocodiles saved Ptolemy’s soldiers the labor of dispatching a rival army. The coins Ptolemy later issued were long thought to be the first that showed Alexander as a god; however, a single gold ...
Subject(s): ALEXANDER THE GREAT, COINS, MIR ZAKAH, AFGHANISTAN, NILE RIVER, TREASURE
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Alexander: The Great Mystery
May/June 2001
For seven centuries, the tomb of Alexander the Great was held in highest esteem at the center of Alexandria, Egypt. Then it was obliterated without a trace, and not even a written reference to its destruction has survived to our days. The fate of the tomb of the world's greatest conqueror—and of his embalmed body—is a baffling blank spot in ...
Subject(s): ALEXANDER THE GREAT, ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT, PTOLEMIES, ROMAN EMPIRE
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A History in Silver and Gold
May/June 1994
Alexander couldn't quite conquer Central Asia, so he colonized it. The result was a Bactrian kingdom that bridged the cultures of India, Iran, Greece and China—and whose history we know largely through the handsome coins its rulers minted.
Subject(s): AFGHANISTAN, ALEXANDER THE GREAT, BACTRIA, CENTRAL ASIA, CITIES, COINS, CULTURAL EXCHANGE, SOGDIANA
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Beacon Across the Ages
March/April 1994
"Every fresh marvel has there its unveiling," wrote Ibn Battuta about Alexandria, and the greatest was the Pharos, the first and tallest lighthouse ever built. The astonishing structure guided seafarers for 1500 years, and came to symbolize the city.
Subject(s): ALEXANDER THE GREAT, ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT, CITIES, EGYPT—HISTORY, LIGHTHOUSES, SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD
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Ponce de Leon and an Arab Legend
May/June 1992
Ponce de Leon and an Arab Legend
Subject(s): ALEXANDER THE GREAT, COLUMBUS, CHRISTOPHER, EXPLORERS, FLORIDA, FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH, LEGENDS, NEW WORLD, PONCE DE LEON
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A Muslim History Of The New World
May/June 1992
A Muslim History Of The New World
Subject(s): ALEXANDER THE GREAT, 'ALI IBN HUSAYN, LITERATURE, NEW WORLD, OTTOMAN EMPIRE, PIRI REIS, ADMIRAL, PORTUGAL, TA'RIKH-I HIND-I GHARBI
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The Silk Roads: A History
July/August 1988
The Silk Roads: A History
Subject(s): ALEXANDER THE GREAT, CENTRAL ASIA, CHINA, HISTORY, MOSQUES, SILK, SILK ROADS, TAMERLANE, TRADE, TRADE ROUTES, TRAVEL AND TRAVELERS
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The Silk Roads: A History
July/August 1988
The Silk Roads: A History
Subject(s): ALEXANDER THE GREAT, CENTRAL ASIA, CHINA, HISTORY, MOSQUES, SILK, SILK ROADS, TAMERLANE, TRADE, TRADE ROUTES, TRAVEL AND TRAVELERS
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Sarcophagi In The Attic
March/April 1969
While sorting papers in her attic a few months ago Mary Garvin Eddy came across three photostated clippings from the Times of London. She sat down to read than and was soon scribbling a letter to her grandchildren, a letter telling how the Eddy family years ago wrote one fascinating footnote in the history of the Middle East.
Subject(s): ALEXANDER THE GREAT, ARCHEOLOGY AND ARCHEOLOGISTS, EDDY, WILLIAM KING, REV., GREECE, PERSONALITIES, SARCOPHAGI, SIDON, LEBANON
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Devil’s Dung: The World’s Smelliest Spice
July/August 2009
Volume 60, Number 4 July/August 2009 ...
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