Book Summary
In the 4th century AD Christian zealots destroyed the Great Library of Alexandria. Over the next two centuries they erased the entire 'pagan' heritage of the city. War between the Byzantine and Egyptian Churches added to Alexandria's decline. The inquisition unleashed by the Byzantine Patriarch Cyrus against the Egyptian Copts drove them into the arms of the invading Arabs, whose tolerance ensured both the survival of the Coptic Church and the conversion of many Egyptians to Islam. But when, after conquering Alexandria by force, the Arabs demolished the surrounding walls, an entire civilisation perished. This account of the destruction of classical Alexandria exposes disturbing facts long erased from our memory. In charting the origins of the thousand-year loss of dialogue between Europe and the Middle East, Bojana Mojsov reflects on the power and dangers of ignorance driven by faith.
Book Details
| Book Name | Alexandria Lost: From The Advent Of Christianity To The Arab Conquest |
| Author | Bojana Mojsov |
| Publisher | Duckworth Publishing (Jul 2010) |
| ISBN | 9780715638651 |
| Pages | 155 |
| Language | English |
| Price | 1020 |
