City · alexandria · founded 331 BCE; patriarchal seat from the apostolic age
Egypt's Mediterranean metropolis and seat of its patriarchate. In its bilingual Greek–Egyptian milieu, Egyptian was first written systematically with Greek letters — the birth of Coptic writing.
Also known as: Al-Iskandariyya · Rakotis
331 BCE: Alexander founds the city that becomes Egypt's Mediterranean capital.
Roman period: in the city's Greek–Egyptian milieu, scribes begin writing Egyptian systematically in Greek letters.
Early Christian era: Alexandria becomes the patriarchal seat of the Egyptian church.
