What was the Great Library of Alexandria? Ancient Alexandria was founded in Egypt by Alexander the Great. Alexander’s successor, Ptolemy I Soter, founded the library, which is believed to have also ...

The story of Alexandria is a myth—in fact a collection of myths and legends, sometimes competing with each other—to which the popular imagination continues to cling. The idea of a truly universal ...

In October 1731, a fire at London’s Ashburnham House destroyed portions of the Old Royal Library and the Cotton library. Fortunately, the Old Royal Library’s most precious object, the Codex ...

The ancient Egyptians would be proud: With the increasing proliferation of online lesson plans and learning resources, virtual worlds are collaborating to build a virtual Library of Alexandria for ...

On the streets of Alexandria, Egypt, a mob led by Peter the Lector brutally murdered Hypatia, one of the last great thinkers of ancient Alexandria. Mary Evans Picture Library / Alamy One day on the ...

Introduction : Alexandria in history and myth / Roy MacLeod -- Pt. 1. Alexandria in history and myth. Ch. 1. Before Alexandria : libraries in the Ancient Near East / D. T. Potts ; Ch. 2. Alexandria : ...

THE Great Library of Alexandria burned down mysteriously. It was the largest library in the ancient world and contained the works of the greatest thinkers and writers ...