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Alexandria's District of
Delta
Heri-tep a'a:
 * Snafu Horemheb
Delta was the district of the foreign minorities such as the Syrians, the Persians, and the Jews.
Plutarch likened the shape of Alexandria to the shape of a Macedonian military cloak.
Laid out in a grid, its design was essentially Greek.
With wide avenues designed for the driving of chariots, it was divided into five districts named after the first five letters in the Greek alphabet: Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta and Epsilon.
The Delta District was where Persians, Jews, Syrians and other foreign minorities were housed.
While the Greco-Egyptian culture of the city of Alexandria may have had its differences it was however a culture that fed from each other and that also encouraged one another.
This can however not be said about the remaining cultures and people residing in this area.
While the city offered new reforms and opportunities for the Greco-Egyptian people it also offered great unfairness, injustice as well as very harsh living conditions for minorities and slaves.
It is no surprise that the Christian, Judaic and Muslim communities always have been at odds and the ones in Alexandria were no exception.
Not only did they have to deal with internal differences between the minority groups but were also subjected to the harsh conditions that working for the Greco-Egyptian classes meant.
For a larger view of this district of Alexandria, click on the picture.
Horus Henuttawy
Credits:
Dr. Alten Müller. 1998. Ägypten Die Weltder Pharaonen.
McKay-Hill. 2004. A History of World Societies.
Background: Roseta Stone →
Images: Egyptian Clip Art→
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