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Among all the cities in the ancient world, few could match Alexandria in overall importance and influence. Rome may have been larger and Memphis was older, but Alexandria was where the cultures of Egypt and Greece came together, it was where philosophers went after the academy in Athens was diminished, and it was also the scene of considerable trade and commerce. Alexandria was one of the preeminent centers of learning in the ancient world thanks to the Library and Museum of Alexandria, which made it a destination of some of the greatest minds of the ancient world, who made their way to the city by following the beacon known as the Pharos Lighthouse, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.