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Library of Alexandria
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More than 2,000 years ago, in Alexandria Egypt, Ptolemy II had a dream - to establish the greatest library the world had known. What emerged was one of the grandest institutions ever built, and the forerunner to all modern libraries. This is the story of the Library of Alexandria.
Sources
"Libraries in the Ancient World" by Lional Casson
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_of_Alexandria
Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ancientlibraryalex.jpg
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44 episodes
Manage episode 471796741 series 3652179
More than 2,000 years ago, in Alexandria Egypt, Ptolemy II had a dream - to establish the greatest library the world had known. What emerged was one of the grandest institutions ever built, and the forerunner to all modern libraries. This is the story of the Library of Alexandria.
Sources
"Libraries in the Ancient World" by Lional Casson
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_of_Alexandria
Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ancientlibraryalex.jpg
The Explorers Podcast is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com
Interested in advertising on the Explorers Podcast? Email us at [email protected]
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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