Artist’s conception of the interior of the Great Library of Alexandria :
The Library of Alexandria in ancient Egypt was one of the largest and most significant libraries of the ancient world. It's said that to grow its collection, the library would seize all books from ships that came into port, make copies of them, and then return the copies to the owners while keeping the originals for its collection. This aggressive acquisition strategy helped amass knowledge from across the known world.
The Library of Alexandria was established under Ptolemaic Dynasty of Egypt (323-30 BC) and flourished under patronage of the early kings to become most famous library of the ancient world, attracting scholars from around the Mediterranean, and making Alexandria the preeminent intellectual center of its time until its decline after 145 BC.
Although legend claims the idea of great library came from Alexander the Great, this has been challenged and it seems to have been proposed by Ptolemy I Soter (r. 323-282 BC), founder of Ptolemaic Dynasty, and built under reign of Ptolemy II Philadelphus (282-246 BC), who also acquired first books for its collection. Under Ptolemy III Euergetes (r. 246-221 BC), library's collection increased as books were taken from ships at port, copied and originals were then housed in the stacks.
Under Ptolemy IV (r. 221-205 BC) patronage continued, and Ptolemy V (r. 204-180 BC) and Ptolemy VI (r. 180-164 & 163-145 BC) made acquisitions for the library such a priority around the Mediterranean that scholars began hiding their private libraries to prevent their seizure. Ptolemy V, to undercut prestige of Library of Pergamon, prohibited export of papyrus – necessary for producing copies of books and inadvertently encouraged Pergamon's parchment industry.
The final fate of the Library of Alexandria has been debated for centuries and continues to be. According to the most popular claim, it was destroyed by Julius Caesar by fire in 48 BC. Other claims cite its destruction by the emperor Aurelian in his war with Zenobia in 272 CE, by Diocletian in 297 CE, by Christian zealots in 391 and 415 CE or by Muslim Arab invaders in 7th Century CE.
The Library of Alexandria in ancient Egypt was one of the largest and most significant libraries of the ancient world. It's said that to grow its collection, the library would seize all books from ships that came into port, make copies of them, and then return the copies to the owners while keeping the originals for its collection. This aggressive acquisition strategy helped amass knowledge from across the known world.
The Library of Alexandria was established under Ptolemaic Dynasty of Egypt (323-30 BC) and flourished under patronage of the early kings to become most famous library of the ancient world, attracting scholars from around the Mediterranean, and making Alexandria the preeminent intellectual center of its time until its decline after 145 BC.
Although legend claims the idea of great library came from Alexander the Great, this has been challenged and it seems to have been proposed by Ptolemy I Soter (r. 323-282 BC), founder of Ptolemaic Dynasty, and built under reign of Ptolemy II Philadelphus (282-246 BC), who also acquired first books for its collection. Under Ptolemy III Euergetes (r. 246-221 BC), library's collection increased as books were taken from ships at port, copied and originals were then housed in the stacks.
Under Ptolemy IV (r. 221-205 BC) patronage continued, and Ptolemy V (r. 204-180 BC) and Ptolemy VI (r. 180-164 & 163-145 BC) made acquisitions for the library such a priority around the Mediterranean that scholars began hiding their private libraries to prevent their seizure. Ptolemy V, to undercut prestige of Library of Pergamon, prohibited export of papyrus – necessary for producing copies of books and inadvertently encouraged Pergamon's parchment industry.
The final fate of the Library of Alexandria has been debated for centuries and continues to be. According to the most popular claim, it was destroyed by Julius Caesar by fire in 48 BC. Other claims cite its destruction by the emperor Aurelian in his war with Zenobia in 272 CE, by Diocletian in 297 CE, by Christian zealots in 391 and 415 CE or by Muslim Arab invaders in 7th Century CE.
Artist’s conception of the interior of the Great Library of Alexandria :
The Library of Alexandria in ancient Egypt was one of the largest and most significant libraries of the ancient world. It's said that to grow its collection, the library would seize all books from ships that came into port, make copies of them, and then return the copies to the owners while keeping the originals for its collection. This aggressive acquisition strategy helped amass knowledge from across the known world.
The Library of Alexandria was established under Ptolemaic Dynasty of Egypt (323-30 BC) and flourished under patronage of the early kings to become most famous library of the ancient world, attracting scholars from around the Mediterranean, and making Alexandria the preeminent intellectual center of its time until its decline after 145 BC.
Although legend claims the idea of great library came from Alexander the Great, this has been challenged and it seems to have been proposed by Ptolemy I Soter (r. 323-282 BC), founder of Ptolemaic Dynasty, and built under reign of Ptolemy II Philadelphus (282-246 BC), who also acquired first books for its collection. Under Ptolemy III Euergetes (r. 246-221 BC), library's collection increased as books were taken from ships at port, copied and originals were then housed in the stacks.
Under Ptolemy IV (r. 221-205 BC) patronage continued, and Ptolemy V (r. 204-180 BC) and Ptolemy VI (r. 180-164 & 163-145 BC) made acquisitions for the library such a priority around the Mediterranean that scholars began hiding their private libraries to prevent their seizure. Ptolemy V, to undercut prestige of Library of Pergamon, prohibited export of papyrus – necessary for producing copies of books and inadvertently encouraged Pergamon's parchment industry.
The final fate of the Library of Alexandria has been debated for centuries and continues to be. According to the most popular claim, it was destroyed by Julius Caesar by fire in 48 BC. Other claims cite its destruction by the emperor Aurelian in his war with Zenobia in 272 CE, by Diocletian in 297 CE, by Christian zealots in 391 and 415 CE or by Muslim Arab invaders in 7th Century CE.
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