2012, ISBN: 1156736544

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[EAN: 9781156736548], Neubuch, [PU: Books LLC, Wiki Series, United States], Language: English. Brand new Book. Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 33. Chapters: Ancient Alexandrians, Ptolemaic court, Euclid, Library of Alexandria, Diophantus, Lighthouse of Alexandria, Alexander Aetolus, Theocritus, Cleitarchus, Serapeum, Philitas of Cos, Alexandrian school, Musaeum, Demetrius of Phalerum, Lycophron, Apollodorus, Sphaerus, Pinakes, Donations of Alexandria, Ctesibius, Poseidippus of Pella, Siege of Alexandria, Bilistiche, Bryaxis, Satyrus the Peripatetic, Colotes, Alexandrian Pleiad, Sotion, Amarantus of Alexandria, Heptastadion, Philiscus of Corcyra, Rhacotis, Zeno of Caunus, Heraclides Lembus, Hedylus, Parmenion, Homerus of Byzantium, Machon, Sostratus of Cnidus, Galaton, Abdaraxus. Excerpt: The Royal Library of Alexandria, or Ancient Library of Alexandria, in Alexandria, Egypt, was the largest and most significant great library of the ancient world. It flourished under the patronage of the Ptolemaic dynasty and functioned as a major center of scholarship from its construction in the 3rd century BC until the Roman conquest of Egypt in 30 BC. The library was conceived and opened either during the reign of Ptolemy I Soter (323-283 BC) or during the reign of his son Ptolemy II (283-246 BC). Plutarch (AD 46-120) wrote that during his visit to Alexandria in 48 BC Julius Caesar accidentally burned the library down when he set fire to his own ships to frustrate Achillas' attempt to limit his ability to communicate by sea. After its destruction, scholars used a "daughter library" in a temple known as the Serapeum, located in another part of the city. Intended both as a commemoration and an emulation of the original, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina was inaugurated in 2002 near the site of the old library. The Ancient Library of Alexandria.According to the earliest source of information, the pseudepigraphic Letter of Aristeas, the library was initially organized by Demetrius of Phaleron, .<

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2010, ISBN: 1156736544

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2012, ISBN: 1156736544

Kartoniert / Broschiert ART / History / General, mit Schutzumschlag neu, [PU:Books LLC, Reference Series]

2012, ISBN: 1156736544

Kartoniert / Broschiert ART / History / General, mit Schutzumschlag 11, [PU:Books LLC, Reference Series]