Egypt and the Sûdân; handbook for travellers . ry, Apelles and Antiphilus, the painters, Euclid,the mathematician, andErasistratus and Herophilus, the Ptolemy founded also the Museum (p. 13), a splendid pile de-dicated to science and poetry, in which scholars dwelt as well asstudied and taught. Notwithstanding the continual dissensions among the Ptolemieswith regard to the succession to the throne (p. cviii), which seri-ously disturbed the peace of the city, the fame of Alexandria, asthe greatest centre of commerce in the world and the chief seat ofGreek ;learning, steadily inc
Egypt and the Sûdân; handbook for travellers . ry, Apelles and Antiphilus, the painters, Euclid,the mathematician, andErasistratus and Herophilus, the Ptolemy founded also the Museum (p. 13), a splendid pile de-dicated to science and poetry, in which scholars dwelt as well asstudied and taught. Notwithstanding the continual dissensions among the Ptolemieswith regard to the succession to the throne (p. cviii), which seri-ously disturbed the peace of the city, the fame of Alexandria, asthe greatest centre of commerce in the world and the chief seat ofGreek ;learning, steadily increased, and it had readied its zenithin 48 , when the Pomans interfered in the quarrels of Cleo-patra and her husband and lirothexPtolemy XIV. After the murderof Pompey at Pelusium Caesar entered Alexandria in triumph, butwas attacked by the citizens and the army of Ptolemy XIV. andhad considerable difficulty in maintaining himself in the Regia ; i c > ? - r* ; — Pi 1 _ s > H i ^ S ? - O 5 1 o ^ •r. 5> b >.
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