place
Alexandria
also: Alexandream, Alexandria
The great Hellenistic city of Egypt. Cicero alludes (Fam. 7.17.1) to Roman creditors who went to Alexandria with promissory notes to recover the debts of Ptolemy Auletes and came away empty-handed.
Reading notes
- Ad Familiares 7.17 §1 Alexandria
Roman financiers had advanced huge sums to Ptolemy Auletes of Egypt; those who chased the debt to Alexandria recovered nothing. Cicero's point is that quick money is an illusion and Trebatius should be patient.