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Inside The Rise And Fall Of The Library Of Alexandria, The Intellectual Center Of The Ancient World
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 ...
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Flight Over Alexandria: Unveiling The Citadel, Library, Lighthouse and More
Explore the historic charm of Alexandria, Egypt, with this stunning drone footage, offering an aerial view of the ...
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Who Was Archimedes?
Born in Syracuse, Sicily (then part of Greece), in about 287 B.C., Archimedes traveled to Egypt at the age of 18 to study at the great library of Alexandria. Upon completing his studies ...
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Alexandria Is a City Perpetually Lost and Found
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 ... that put ...