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Alexandria, once an intellectual beacon

Alexandria, once an intellectual beacon
1 Apr, 2021 03:14 AM
4 minutes to read
Modern Alexandria, Egypt. Photo / Getty Images
By Fred Frederikse
Millisphere: a discrete region inhabited by roughly one thousandth of the world population.
Alexandria (5.2 million) was founded more than two millennia ago by Alexander the Great when he had a causeway built to Pharos Island, creating two harbours where the Nile Delta meets the Mediterranean. Famous for its lighthouse and library it became a centre for learning and the exchange of ideas - where classical Greece met animist Africa.
Alexandrian geographers mapped the then-known world, observed that it was round and correctly estimated its diameter. Alexandria was where the Bible was translated from Hebrew into Greek and where Euclid wrote his treatise on geometry. Indian sadhus mixed with Jews and Greeks in the bazaar and trade goods from Africa, Asia and Europe changed hands. ....

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Whanganui: Thanks to all who helped Midweek survive the year

Whanganui: Thanks to all who helped Midweek survive the year
20 Dec, 2020 03:01 PM
3 minutes to read
EDITORIAL:
What a year!
And if you re reading this you ve survived . and maybe even had a Midweek delivery! That s something we re working on, although our distributor is always looking for people to get out for a walk and deliver papers. If that sounds like you, drop an email enquiry to deliverer.enquiries@ovato.co.nz
Welcome to the last Front Bit for 2020 in the last Midweek of the year.
This is the edition in which the Midweek editor thanks everyone who helped with the paper, in whatever capacity. ....

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