Alexandria: The Greatest City (2010)

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'.

Released

2010-06-01

Genres

Documentary

Runtime

48 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Nick Gillam-Smith

TMDB rating

7.7/10 from 3 votes