Nevertheless, this is still a simply stunning build: as Cube remarked to me, it is like stepping into one of the models you might find under glass with a museum and walking through it.Ĭentral to the city – as with its inspiration – is the Canopic Way, the principal east-west thoroughfare (although here it runs north to south) that ran through it. However, given the Heptastadion alone was said to be 1.2 km long and 200 metres wide, and so would require 5 regions in its own right to be fully reproduced, a lack of Pharos is hardly surprising – and completely understandable. For example, the island of Pharos, home to the famous lighthouse of the same name, and a part of the natural protection of the city’s Great Harbour, is absent, leaving only a foreshortened version of the Heptastadion causeway, which leads directly to the lighthouse. Of course, regions being what they are, compromises have had to be made in the presentation of the city. Philopator, discussing Alexandreia Rhakotis with me Alexandreia Rhakotis, October 2021 – inside the palace We used a lot of resources: ancient writings, the work of Jean-Yves Empereur and Franck Goddio and so on. I have been also very lucky to meet a man who has passion for building, he is a genius! Even so, r esearching has been difficult, because the city has been the victim of sackings, tsunami and earthquakes that have left much of it underwater, and the rest built over. Moreover, this time of Egypt is not well known and it’s a shame because Alexandria was an exceptional city. I’ve always loved Egypt and I developed a passion for the Ptolemaic time. I started this work in 2016 with half a region. The setting is very much a labour of love for Kleopatra, who described something of its origins and development to me. Her life and rule are probably most well known as being bound up with Julius Caesar (a relationship which produced a son, Caesarion, who would become the last Pharaoh of ancient Egypt), and her later affair with Mark Anthony, who came to rely on her for funding and military support during his invasions of the Parthian Empire and the Kingdom of Armenia, and with whom she distributed lands held by Rome and Parthia amongst her children (including Caesarion). Alexandreia Rhakotis, October 2021 – the Canopic WayĪlso accessible via an airborne landing point that provides access to all of the setting within the estate, the city has been designed to represent how ancient Alexandria may have appeared during the reign of Cleopatra VII Philopator (69 BC – 10 August 30 BC), the last active ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt. It sits within a 3-region setting held by Kleopatra (2 regions) and one by Ellen of Sparta (ellenharriet) that offer a range of period destinations set within the 43-42 BC time frame, although for this article I will be focusing purely on Alexandreia Rhakotis itself. Philopator (Kleopatra Alpha) and Elio Donat, the build is modelled after ancient Egyptian city of Alexandra, towards the end of the Ptolemaic dynasty’s rule over Egypt. As such, I took the first opportunity to hop over and take a look for myself.ĭesigned by Kleopatra T. Alexandreia Rhakotis, October 2021 in 360 – click to open in a separate browser tabĬube Republic (of the landscape brand fame), pointed me towards a fabulous build entitled Alexandreia Rhakotis, advising me it was a impressive build.
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