Alexandria Collection

The Burning of the Library of Alexandria, 1876. Artist: Anonymous
The Burning of the Library of Alexandria, 1876. Private Collection

The Gloucestershire Regiment. Back-to-Back at Alexandria, 1801, (1939). British forces fighting back-to-back against the French at the Battle of Alexandria in Egypt, 21 March 1801

Triptych of the Virgin Mary, tempera on panel, c. 1400 to 1430. In the central panel the Virgin and Child among musical angels and in the side tables saints Catherine and Eulalia

Landing Troops at the Khedives Palace at Alexandria after the Bombardment, 1882, (c1882-1885)
Landing Troops at the Khedives Palace at Alexandria after the Bombardment, 1882, (c1882-85). Episode of the Anglo-Egyptian War (1882). From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant

Abercrombie In Egypt, 1801 (c1850s). Sir Ralph Abercromby (1734-1801) died in battle against the French near Alexandria in Egypt

Small Parian Head, Late 3rd century BCE. Creator: Unknown
Small Parian Head, Late 3rd century BCE

Head of a Youth, 1st-2nd century CE. Creator: Unknown
Head of a Youth, 1st-2nd century CE

Head of a Youth, 1st-2nd century CE. Creator: Unknown
Head of a Youth, 1st-2nd century CE

Head of a Woman, 1st-2nd century CE. Creator: Unknown
Head of a Woman, 1st-2nd century CE

Head of a Woman, 1st-2nd century CE. Creator: Unknown
Head of a Woman, 1st-2nd century CE

Head of a Woman, 1st-2nd century CE. Creator: Unknown
Head of a Woman, 1st-2nd century CE

Saint Catherine of Alexandria, 1500-1530. Creator: Francesco Zaganelli
Saint Catherine of Alexandria, 1500-1530

The Death of Cleopatra, 1813. Creator: Julie Lutken
The Death of Cleopatra. Laterally reversed copy after Caspar Netscher in the Staatliche Kunsthalle in Karlsruhe, 1813

'Le President de la Republique en Russie; M Poincare et l'Empereur debarquent, 1914. Creator: Unknown
'Le President de la Republique en Russie; M Poincare et l'Empereur debarquent a Peterhof'. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume I" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Le President de la Republique en Russie; Le yacht Alexandria, 1914. Creator: Unknown
'Le President de la Republique en Russie; Le yacht Alexandria, amenant de Cronstadt le Tsar et le President, accoste au debarcadere imperial de Peterhof

Hereford World Map, c. 1280, 1944. Creator: Richard de Bello
Hereford World Map, c.1280, (1944). Detail showing the Mediterranean coast and the Nile Delta in northern Egypt. The lighthouse at Alexandria, complete with flames

Reconstruction of a clepsydra (water clock), invented by Ctesibius of Alexandria, c270 BC (1857). Ctesibius (fl270 BC) was an inventor

Map illustrating the Campaigns in Egypt from February, 1915, to May, 1916, . Creator: Unknown
Map illustrating the Campaigns in Egypt from February, 1915, to May, 1916, (c1920). Alexandria and the Nile delta, Cairo, Port Said, the Suez Canal and the Sinai Peninsula during the First World War

The Insurrection under Arabi Pasha, 1882: The Bluejackets clearing the streets of Alexandria, (1901). Episode of the Anglo-Egyptian War

The Rebellion of Arabi Pasha in Egypt, 1882: The Bombardment of Alexandria... (1901)
The Rebellion of Arabi Pasha in Egypt, 1882: The Bombardment of Alexandria by the British Fleet, (1901). Episode of the Anglo-Egyptian War

The Lighthouse of Alexandria in the port of the city, German engraving from 1886, is one of the seven wonders of the world

St Elizabeth of Hungary, St Catherine of Alexandria and St Rosalie of Padua, 1470-1500. Artist: Master of Saint Gudule
St Elizabeth of Hungary, St Catherine of Alexandria and St Rosalie of Padua, 1470-1500. Left to right: St Elizabeth of Hungary (1207-1231); St Catherine of Alexandria (d307)

Coin Depicting the God Zeus, 247-222 BCE, issued by Ptolemy III. Creator: Unknown
Coin Depicting the God Zeus, 247-222 BCE, issued by Ptolemy III

Coin Portraying Emperor Philip I, 244-249. Creator: Unknown
Coin Portraying Emperor Philip I, 244-249

Coin Portraying Emperor Carus, 282-283. Creator: Unknown
Coin Portraying Emperor Carus, 282-283

Coin Portraying Emperor Claudius II Gothicus, 268-270. Creator: Unknown
Coin Portraying Emperor Claudius II Gothicus, 268-270

Coin Portraying Empress Salonina, 264-265. Creator: Unknown
Coin Portraying Empress Salonina, 264-265

Coin Portraying Emperor Gallienus, 253-260. Creator: Unknown
Coin Portraying Emperor Gallienus, 253-260

Coin Portraying Emperor Antoninus Pius, 149-150. Creator: Unknown
Coin Portraying Emperor Antoninus Pius, 149-150

Coin Portraying Emperor Antoninus Pius, 138-9. Creator: Unknown
Coin Portraying Emperor Antoninus Pius, 138-9

Coin Portraying Emperor Antoninus Pius, 145. Creator: Unknown
Coin Portraying Emperor Antoninus Pius, 145

Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying Emperor Hadrian, 117-138. Creator: Unknown
Tetradrachm (Coin) Portraying Emperor Hadrian, 117-138

Coin Portraying Emperor Hadrian, 133-134. Creator: Unknown
Coin Portraying Emperor Hadrian, 133-134

Coin Portraying Emperor Nero, 66-67. Creator: Unknown
Coin Portraying Emperor Nero, 66-67

Coin Portraying Emperor Trajan, 98-117. Creator: Unknown
Coin Portraying Emperor Trajan, 98-117

Coin Portraying Emperor Nero, 67-68. Creator: Unknown
Coin Portraying Emperor Nero, 67-68

Coin Portraying Emperor Claudius, 41-54 (probably minted about 49-50). Creator: Unknown
Coin Portraying Emperor Claudius, 41-54 (probably minted about 49-50)

Coin Portraying Emperor Gordian III, 243-244. Creator: Unknown
Coin Portraying Emperor Gordian III, 243-244

Coin Portraying Emperor Valerian, 257-258. Creator: Unknown
Coin Portraying Emperor Valerian, 257-258

As (Coin) Portraying Emperor Galerius, 305-311. Creator: Unknown
As (Coin) Portraying Emperor Galerius, 305-311

As (Coin) Potraying Emperor Galerius, 309-311. Creator: Unknown
As (Coin) Potraying Emperor Galerius, 309-311

As (Coin) Potraying Emperor Galerius, 308-310. Creator: Unknown
As (Coin) Potraying Emperor Galerius, 308-310

Follis (Coin) Portraying Emperor Galerius, about 301. Creator: Unknown
Follis (Coin) Portraying Emperor Galerius, about 301

As (Coin) Portraying Emperor Galerius, 308-310. Creator: Unknown
As (Coin) Portraying Emperor Galerius, 308-310

As (Coin) Portraying Emperor Licinius, 308-310. Creator: Unknown
As (Coin) Portraying Emperor Licinius, 308-310

Follis (Coin) Portraying Emperor Licinius, 312. Creator: Unknown
Follis (Coin) Portraying Emperor Licinius, 312

Coin Portraying Emperor Maximianus, 287-288. Creator: Unknown
Coin Portraying Emperor Maximianus, 287-288

Coin Portraying Empress Salonina, 266-267. Creator: Unknown
Coin Portraying Empress Salonina, 266-267

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