Alexandria is Egypt¢s second largest city and is located on the Mediterranean at the northernmost tip of the country. Traditionally, it is believed that Alexander the Great established it around 331 BCE, giving it his name. However, its location already would have made a good port, and when he first visited the it, it was a fishermen¢s village called Rhakotis. Recent archaeological work indicates that there may have been a large settlements on the site during Dynasty IV and in the post-Ramesside period as well.