TOUR CODE:
ALEX-27
TOUR CODE:
ALEX-27
Alexandria is a vibrant, cosmopolitan seaport city with an extraordinary cultural legacy. Founded by Alexander the Great as the capital of Greco-Roman Egypt, it was a symbol of learning and commerce across the Mediterranean.
Tour Director
Ellen Jones
An expert in ancient civilisations of the Mediterranean, Ellen Jones studied Egyptology at the University of Oxford as an undergraduate through to the award of her DPhil.
This tour will be led by Ellen Jones, PhD. Ellen studied Egyptology at the University of Oxford, where her DPhil explored the relationship between gender, self-presentation and religious decorum in ancient Egyptian elite tombs from the New Kingdom. For the past four years, Ellen has worked as a Classics teacher, focusing on classical languages, Roman daily life and ancient Greek religion. A trained archaeologist specialising in digital epigraphy and photography, she is also a member of two archaeological missions to Egypt, working on graffiti at Karnak Temple and funerary iconography at the necropolis at El-Kab.
– ACE customer on a 2026 tour led by Ellen Jones
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