Contemplatus loci naturam, primum in ipsa insula statuerat urbem novam condere; inde ut apparuit magnae sedis insulam haud capacem esse, elegit urbi locum, ubi nunc est Alexandrea, appellationem trahens ex nomine auctoris.
Contemplating the nature of the place, he had decided at first to build a city on the island itself; then, as it was apparent that the island was not large enough for a great settlement, he chose for the city the present site of Alexandria, which derives its name from that of its founder.
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