Alexandria is a city in Northern region of Egypt and was discovered by Alexander the Great.
The city of Alexandria Battle was however not under the Roman control until after the battle of Actium which took place in 30 BCE. The city was however taken over by the Roman Empire in order to access the advantages it had such as being location of ports for movement of gods and services.
The main way in which <span>popes and powerful families contributed to the flourishing of Renaissance art was that they funded much of it--since they were the only people who had enough money to pay the artists to create. </span>
