The Library of Alexandria
An introduction to the largest and most famous library in the ancient world, discussing its construction in Alexandria, Egypt, its vast collections, rivalry with the Pergamum Library, famous scholars, and destruction by fire.
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Clarion Books,
c2003.
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Table of Contents:
- A city of learning
- Collecting books
- Pergamum
- Astronomy
- Geography
- Mathematics
- Medicine
- Decline and destruction
- The fate of the Library of Alexandria.
