Megapolis: The Ancient World Revealed - Season 1 Episode 2 -

In the 4th century BC, Alexander the Great is preparing to build the most brilliant and the most cosmopolitan of the mega-cities of Antiquity, Alexandria. Emerging from nothingness, this perfectly designed city will emerge from the ground; it will ultimately accommodate up to 1 million inhabitants and will revolutionize ancient urban planning thought throughout history. Ideally placed between two "seas", between East and West, Alexandria will be the pivot of the Mediterranean world. This unique position will endow it with riches and allow it to build incomparable constructions: the Great Library, a true center of universal knowledge, the sumptuous temple of Sarapeion and the monumental lighthouse of Alexandria, ready to illuminate the world for centuries.