After fighting a two month siege against the Phoenician city of Gaza, Alexander and his army marched across the Sinai desert into Egypt. Alexander and his troops were warmly welcomed, as liberators, and the Egyptians were happy to see the end of Persian rule. The Egyptian priests crowned Alexander pharaoh, and Alexander made sacrifices to Egypt’s gods. Early in the year 331 BC, Alexander sailed down the Nile, and found a place that he felt was perfect for a city. He decided to name it Alexandria, a name that stays today. It quickly became Egypt’s capital, and was a city that was populated by people of neighboring villages and towns, and also veterans of Alexander’s army.
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