Movies like Alexandria: The Greatest City (2010)

Name: Alexandria: The Greatest City
Director: Nick Gillam-Smith
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2010-06-01
Duration: 48 Min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Bettany Hughes

Alexandria: The Greatest City (2010)

United States48Min

6.9 ( 192 Votes )

Bettany Hughes goes in search of this lost civilisation, revealing the story of a city founded out of the desert by Alexander the Great in 331 BC to become the world's first global centre of culture. The documentary also looks at the role of astronomer and philosopher Hypatia, and incorporates stunning footage from the feature film 'Agora'.