A bishop of this city nicknamed "against the world" compiled the first canonical list of the books of the New Testament in a "festal letter."
A bishop of this city nicknamed "against the world" compiled the first canonical list of the books of the New Testament in a "festal letter." After riots in this city, the rights of Jews were reaffirmed in a letter written by the Emperor Claudius. A Christian brotherhood called the parabolani was active in this home of Arian-hater Athanasius. The Septuagint was created in this city, where religious mobs murdered the scholar (*) Hypatia. In 391, Bishop Theophilus destroyed the Serapion of this city, which was sacred to Serapis. This city connected to the island of Pharos was home to scholars like Callimachus and Euclid when it was ruled by the Ptolemies. For 10 points, name this Egyptian city home to a huge lighthouse and expansive Royal Library.
A bishop of this city nicknamed "against the world" compiled the first canonical list of the books of the New Testament in a "festal letter."
Alexandria [or al-Iskandariyyah; or Eskendereyyah; or Aleksandria] 