Serapeum of alexandria: Did you mean...?

Khaemweset (also given as Khaemwaset, Khaemwise, Khaemuas, Setem Khaemwaset, c. 1281-c.1225 BCE) was the fourth son of Ramesses II (1279-1213 BCE) and his queen Isetnefret. He is the best known of Ramesses II's many children after the pharaoh...

"Tolomeo Filadelfo nella biblioteca di Alessandria", or "Ptolemy Philadelphus founds the Library of Alexandria", is an oil painting from 1813 by Italian artist Vincenzo Camuccini (1771-1844 CE). The painting portrays the Greco-Macedonian...

An illustration of the Battle of Alexandria that took place on the twenty-first of March, 1801 CE by the English painter Philip James de Loutherbourg (1740-1812 CE), which was between the French army under General Jacques-François Menou (1750-1810...

A reconstruction of the ancient city of Alexandria as it probably appeared in the 1st Century BCE, during the reign of Cleopatra VII of Egypt (r. 51-30 BCE). By Rocío Espin. Courtesy of Ancient History Magazine / Karwansaray Publishers.

An illustration of Euclid of Alexandria, the 4th century BCE mathematician.

Hypatia of Alexandria, played by Rachel Weisz in the motion picture Agora (2009).

A 10th century CE depiction of Amma Syncletica of Alexandria (c. 270 – c. 350 CE), one of the early leaders of Christian Monasticism. (Vatican Libraries)

Hypatia of Alexandria (370-415), sketch by Elbert Hubbard, 1908, from his work Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Teachers.

Hypatia of Alexandria portrayed by Rachel Weisz in the motion picture "Agora".

A silver coin of Alexandria depicting Alexander the Great. Reign of Ptolemy I (366 BCE – 282 BCE). (British Museum, London)