Agora
The Agora at Alexandria is a feast for the senses. There are men here of every country in the world, their stalls, carts and trays overflowing with the bounty of the earth.
Exotic dyes, spices and reams of cloth of every hue and texture dazzle the eye. Food sizzles on grills and bubbles in pots, and an array of odours assail the senses. Music comes flooding from every direction, strange and haunting melodies that speak of foreign lands long distant.
Here, where the people of the city meet to trade goods and slaves, gossip and simply pass the time of day, the nobles of the Ptolemaioi dynasty also come to make speeches, proclamations and to gain public support for their policies.
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