Alexander’s city in Egypt, and the great library in it.

Counted wherever the text reads Alexandria, whoever is speaking and whatever is meant by it. The count is of words on a page.

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Antiquities of the Jews 61 · 8 books

Book 1220Book 1914Book 149Book 136Book 186Book 204Book 81Book 151

The Twelve Caesars 31 · 10 lives

Life 18Life 27Life 64Life 33Life 53Life 102Life 41Life 71Life 111Life 121

The Parallel Lives 21 · 7 lives

Life 4411Life 384Life 342Life 261Life 321Life 331Life 361

Tacitus, The Histories 16 · 5 books

Book 46Book 33Book 53Book 12Book 22

The City of God 10 · 2 books

Book 226Book 134

Chrysostom, On the Acts 8 · 4 homilies

Homily 153Homily 532Homily 542Homily 401

The Acts 4 · 4 chapters

Acts 61Acts 181Acts 271Acts 281

The English People 4 · 1 book

Book 54

Augustine, On St John 4 · 3 tractates

Tractate 472Tractate 481Tractate 1241

Cyril, On St Luke 3 · 3 sermons

Sermon 21Sermon 111Sermon 801

The Confessions 1 · 1 book

Book 101

The Iliad 1 · 1 book

Book 31

The History of Rome 1 · 1 book

Book 81

The Odyssey 1 · 1 book

Book 241

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