Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The story of Alexandria is a myth—in fact a collection of myths and legends, sometimes competing with each other—to which the ...

In 48 B.C., Julius Caesar was engaged in a fierce battle for power against his arch rival Pompey. By this time, the Romans largely controlled Egypt, though the descendants of Ptolemy still ruled ...

This video traces the rise of the Library of Alexandria, established by Ptolemy I around 300 BC, exploring its ambitions, immense collection of texts, and role in advancing knowledge across the Greek ...

In October 1731, a fire at London’s Ashburnham House destroyed portions of the Old Royal Library and the Cotton library. Fortunately, the Old Royal Library’s most precious object, the Codex ...

What was the Great Library of Alexandria? Ancient Alexandria was founded in Egypt by Alexander the Great. Alexander’s successor, Ptolemy I Soter, founded the library, which is believed to have also ...

An Egyptian library with a heritage dating back over 2,000 years is set to build a high performance supercomputer in order to help academics perform scientific research with far more power than their ...

A Polish & Egyptian team of archaeologists are claiming to have found the original site of the Library of Alexandria, replete with large lecture halls capable of holding some 5,000 students. The ...

THE Great Library of Alexandria burned down mysteriously. It was the largest library in the ancient world and contained the works of the greatest thinkers and writers ...