Location:
Egypt
Coordinates:
31.2001, 29.9187
Events at Alexandria (21)
332 BC
ID: 292
Alexander conquers Egypt - founded Alexandria, visits oracle at Siwa, declared son of Zeus-Ammon
ID: 292
300 BC
ID: 361
Euclid's Elements establishes the axiomatic method of mathematical proof, demonstrating systematic deduction from axioms and definitions
ID: 361
300 BC
ID: 309
Euclid writes Elements in Alexandria - most influential textbook ever, geometric proofs, 'no royal road'
ID: 309
295 BC
ID: 310
Library of Alexandria founded - Ptolemy I creates greatest library of ancient world, 400,000 scrolls
ID: 310
296
ID: 4906
Birth of St. Athanasius in Alexandria - future Doctor of the Church and defender of divinity of Christ
ID: 4906
297
ID: 5062
Diocletian issues edict against Manichaeans - orders leaders burned alive with their scriptures, followers executed or sent to mines
ID: 5062
305
ID: 4157
St. Catherine of Alexandria martyred - learned virgin who converted 50 philosophers, broken wheel miracle, beheaded
ID: 4157
328
ID: 4907
St. Athanasius becomes Patriarch of Alexandria - begins 45-year battle against Arianism
ID: 4907
356
ID: 3814
St. Athanasius writes Life of Anthony - biography spreads monastic ideal, Athanasius defender of Nicene faith
ID: 3814
365
ID: 3815
Athanasius returns from fifth exile - 'Athanasius contra mundum', spent 17 years in exile defending divinity of Christ
ID: 3815
373
ID: 3817
Death of St. Athanasius - champion of orthodoxy, preserved true faith against Arian emperors
ID: 3817
373
ID: 4908
May 2, 373
Death of St. Athanasius - exiled five times for defending Christ's divinity, wrote 'On the Incarnation' and 'Life of Antony'
ID: 4908
376
ID: 4912
Birth of St. Cyril of Alexandria in Egypt - future Doctor of the Church and defender of Mary as Theotokos
ID: 4912
412
ID: 4913
St. Cyril becomes Patriarch of Alexandria - begins defense of Mary as Mother of God against Nestorius
ID: 4913
444
ID: 4915
June 27, 444
Death of St. Cyril of Alexandria - left extensive writings on the Incarnation and Trinity
ID: 4915
477
ID: 5019
Peter Mongus becomes Patriarch of Alexandria - Monophysite usurper, anathematizes Pope Leo and Chalcedon
ID: 5019
490
ID: 5022
Death of Peter Mongus - Monophysite Patriarch of Alexandria, Acacian Schism continues
ID: 5022
828
ID: 5097
Body of St. Mark stolen from Alexandria - Venetian merchants smuggle evangelist's relics hidden in pork, St. Mark replaces St. Theodore as patron
ID: 5097
1170
ID: 5761
Saladin courts Venetian traders - despite Crusades, allows Venice to trade in Alexandria and Cairo for naval support
ID: 5761
1250
ID: 5762
Mamluk-Venetian monopoly formalized - Mamluks control Red Sea arrival, Venice gets exclusive European distribution rights
ID: 5762
1450
ID: 5766
Cairo-Alexandria spice caravan takes 10 days - heavily guarded camel trains carry fortunes in pepper, cinnamon, cloves
ID: 5766