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History GK · Q264

World History

Competitive Exams · History GK · question 264

Q264

The city of Alexandria was founded by Alexander the Great in the year

A.
331 BC
Answer
B.
325BC
C.
322 BC
D.
365 BC

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Alexandria is believed to have been founded by Alexander the Great in April 331 BC as Alexandreia. Alexander's chief architect for the project was Dinocrates. Alexandria was intended to supersede Naucratis as a Hellenistic center in Egypt, and to be the link between Greece and the rich Nile valley.