Alexandria was a greek city more or less at that time. It was first part of the ptolemaic egypt[0], and after Roman conquest a province[1]. The middle eastern i

Alexandria was a greek city more or less at that time. It was first part of the ptolemaic egypt[0], and after Roman conquest a province[1]. The middle eastern influence came en masse only after the muslim conquest. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptolemaic_Kingdom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptolemaic_Kingdom [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt_(Roman_province) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt_(Roman_province)