Rhakotis, or Râ-Kedet, was the original name of the city of Alexandria on the northern coast of Egypt, before it was renamed by Alexander the Great. New evidence suggests that Alexander wasn't the founder of the city of Alexandria but rather its renovator — the city is thought to have existed nearly two millennia before it was conquered, albeit as a small fishing port. Alexandria was planned by Dinocrates, an experienced Greek architect and city planner from Rhodes, who modeled the… (More on Rhakotis)