The origins of the Library of Alexandria are still debated by historians, but it was likely established around 295 B.C.E. during the reign of Ptolemy I — and it was the center of knowledge in the ...
He conquered land across three continents, ruled over states from Egypt to modern-day India, and never lost a battle – before ...
Alexandria is a city in northern Egypt on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. It is the second largest city in Egypt and is the largest city on the coast of the Mediterranean. It is named after ...
Health researchers began sharing warnings on social media several days ago, urging members of the community to make copies of ...
One person likened the move to “the torching of the library at Alexandria” by Julius Caesar. Others fretted that the action was a sign that the Trump administration would stop maintaining the ...
The statue was found at Taposiris Magna, an archaeological site where some researchers suspect Cleopatra and Mark Antony are ...
What do you think? About the Author Dr. Alexandria Fanjoy Silver has a B.A. from Queen's University, an MA/ MA from Brandeis and a PhD from the University of Toronto (all in history and education).
The loss of Madlib's vinyl collection has been described by several observers as "the hip-hop version of the burning of the library of Alexandria". Several artists have shown their support for Madlib ...
What Alexandria presents to him is a record of history and of its erasure. No one even knows the location of Alexander’s tomb, or exactly what happened to the great library of Alexandria. Mr. Issa ...