History of libraries
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The history of libraries began with the first efforts to organize collections of documents. Topics of interest include accessibility of the collection, acquisition of materials, arrangement and findin
The 7th century BC Library of Ashurbanipal
Tablet from the Library of Ashurbanipal containing part of the Epic of Gilgamesh
Artistic rendering of the Library of Alexandria, based on some archaeological evidence
Remains of the Library of Celsus at Ephesus
Library of Alexandria
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The Library of Alexandria in Alexandria, Egypt, was one of the largest and most significant libraries of the ancient world. The library was part of a larger research institution called the Mouseion, w
History of libraries
…Alexander III of Macedon. The materials were later translated into Latin, Egyptian, Coptic, and Greek and shaped a remarkable body of science in the Library of Alexandria. The materials that were not transferred are said to have been set on fire and burnt by the Alexander militants. Less historically tested claims have…
A Hellenistic bust depicting Ptolemy I Soter, 3rd century BC, the Louvre, Paris
A Roman copy of an original 3rd century BC Greek bust depicting Alexander the Great, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen
Bust excavated at the Villa of the Papyri depicting Ptolemy II Philadelphus, who is believed to have been the one to establish the Library as an actual institution. However, plans for it may have been developed by his father Ptolemy I Soter