1) Alexandria, city, Egypt. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Alexandria, city, Egypt, Arabic Al Iskandariyah, city (1996 pop. 3,328,196), N Egypt, on the Mediterranean Sea. It is at the western extremity of the Nile River delta,...
2) Clement of Alexandria. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Clement of Alexandria, (Titus Flavius Clemens), d. c.215, Greek theologian. Born in Athens, he traveled widely and was converted to Christianity. He studied and taught...
3) Heron of Alexandria. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Heron of Alexandria, (her´on) (KEY) or Hero, mathematician and inventor. The dates of his birth and death are unknown; conjecture places them between the 2d cent....
4) Alexandria Troas. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Alexandria Troas, (tro´as) (KEY) , ancient Greek seaport city, Mysia, NW Asia Minor, called Troas in the Bible. It was important under the Greeks and Romans....
5) Hypsicles of Alexandria. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Hypsicles of Alexandria, (hip´siklez) (KEY) , astronomer of ancient Greece. Some authorities place Hypsicles in the 2d cent. B.C. and some in the 2d cent. A.D. The...
6) Hesychius of Alexandria. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Hesychius of Alexandria, (hesik´es) (KEY) , fl. 5th cent.?, Alexandrian grammarian. Hesychius is known as the compiler of an invaluable lexicon, a glossary of unusual...
7) Didymus of Alexandria. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Didymus of Alexandria, d. c.396, Greek grammarian and theologian, also called Didymus the Blind. His treatise On the Holy Ghost was translated by St. Jerome, who...
8) Alexandria, cities, United States. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth
Edition. 2001
...Alexandria, cities, United States, 1 City (1990 pop. 49,188), seat of Rapides parish, central La., on the Red River; inc. 1818. It is a trade, rail, and medical center...
9) Cyril, Saint. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Cyril, Saint, (Saint Cyril of Alexandria) (sir´l) (KEY) , d. A.D. 444, patriarch of Alexandria (412-44), doctor of the church, known for his animosity toward heretics...
10) Iskandariyah, Al. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Iskandariyah, Al, Egypt: see Alexandria....
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