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Alexandria, Egypt, is the most famous Greek-Roman city. Alexander the Great built it in 331 BC, on his way to Siwa Oasis. Alexander the Great aimed to consult the Oracle of Amun Temple in Siwa Oasis.
By the way, Alexander the Great chose the seaside to arrive at Siwa Oasis, until Marsa Matruh today, then he arrived at Siwa Oasis. Then Alexander the Great died, and Alexandria of Egypt became the capital from 331 BC – 641 AD. The Arab Muslims, when they came to Egypt, chose El Fustat, Cairo, to be the capital of Egypt
On the other hand, Queen Cleopatra 46=31 BC was the last queen of the Ptolemy Family, then the Romans ruled Egypt until 641 AD..
The Egyptian Government, in 1988, started the project of the New Bibliotheca Alexandrina. They chose, quite, the same place as the Ancient Library of Alexandria. The New Bibliotheca Alexandrina was inaugurated in 2002, and it became one of the main attractions at Alexandria.
The Roman Catacombs are the only example in Egypt. The Roman Catacombs date back to the 1st century, and it was discovered by accident in 1900. By the way, it was a donkey that fell in the Roman Catacombs shaft.
The Roman Catacombs are most important for the mix between the Ancient Egyptian art and the Greek-Roman art.
This place was the Temple of god Serapis, the 1st element of the Triade of Alexandria, chosen by the Greeks: Serapis, Isis, Herpha-ghered. The Pillar was one of about 100 on this point, but it was the only remained. These two sphinxes date back to Queen Hatshepsut, 1490-1468 BC
