The Library of Alexandria was known for its vast collection of ancient texts and knowledge. Unfortunately, much of what was lost in the Library of Alexandria remains a mystery, but it is believed that countless valuable manuscripts, scrolls, and works of literature from various cultures were destroyed in fires and conflicts over the centuries.
The Library at Alexandria was the first comprehensive collection of works from around the world at that time, and was the first library available to those people not of aristrocracy.
Some of the lost works believed to have been housed in the Library of Alexandria include writings by famous ancient scholars and philosophers such as Aristotle, Euclid, and Archimedes.
The first known library was in Alexandria in Egypt. It was destroyed several times but is still in existence today.
The Royal Library of Alexandria in Alexandria, Egypt, was once the largest library in the world. It is generally thought to have been founded at the beginning of the 3rd century BC, during the reign of Ptolemy II of Egypt. The Library was likely created after his father had built what would become the first part of the Library complex, the temple of the Muses - the Museion. The Greek Mouseion was the home of music or poetry, a philosophical school and library such as Plato's school of philosophy, also a gallery of sacred texts. The modern word museum is derived from this. It has been reasonably established that the Library or parts of the collection were destroyed by fire on a number of occasions (library fires were common and replacement of handwritten manuscripts was extremely difficult, expensive and time-consuming). To this day the details of the destruction (or destructions) remain a lively source of controversy. The Bibliotheca Alexandrina was inaugurated in 2003 near the site of the old Library.
The Library of Alexandria was known for its vast collection of ancient texts and knowledge. Unfortunately, much of what was lost in the Library of Alexandria remains a mystery, but it is believed that countless valuable manuscripts, scrolls, and works of literature from various cultures were destroyed in fires and conflicts over the centuries.
The Library at Alexandria was the first comprehensive collection of works from around the world at that time, and was the first library available to those people not of aristrocracy.
Some of the lost works believed to have been housed in the Library of Alexandria include writings by famous ancient scholars and philosophers such as Aristotle, Euclid, and Archimedes.
The first known library was in Alexandria in Egypt. It was destroyed several times but is still in existence today.
The library that flourished under Cleopatra's rule was the Library of Alexandria. It was not only a collection of books, but a place of study, almost like our universities today.
The Library of Alexandria was the most important centre for learning in the ancient world. It is believed that the library educated some of the most brilliant minds ever known. It was more than just a library, it was the world's first research centre.
The Egyptians built the Pharos, or Lighthouse of Alexandria, which was believed to be the first lighthouse, and to include a massive library.
The first and oldest library of which archaeologists are aware is found in Iraq; it was the Library of Ashurbanipal, a collection of clay tablets dating from the 7th century BCE, left behind by the ancient Assyrians in the city known as Nineveh.Of course, the greatest library of ancient times would be the Library of Alexandria in Egypt, before it was accidentally destroyed by fire in the year 48 BCE.
The address of the Alexandria Public Library is: 10 Maple Dr., Alexandria, 43001 0067
The address of the Alexandria Branch Library is: 109 Public Square, Alexandria, 37012 0367
The phone number of the Alexandria Branch Library is: 615-529-4124.
the library of Alexandria has a site of 45 000 meters square