In 48 BC, Roman Emperor, Julius Caeser destroyed 700,000 texts by burning the Library of Alexandria, Egypt

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The burning of the Library of Alexandria in Ancient Egypt by Julius Caesar ranks among the worst crimes committed against humanity in known history. Lost scientific research including physics and

anatomy and medicine, as well as knowledge and documentation of culture and history is widely believed to have set human civilization back at least 1,000 years.

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Overview & Key Concepts

Who are Library of Alexandria?

The Library of Alexandria was a renowned institution of learning in ancient Alexandria, Egypt, established in the 3rd century BCE. It was a part of

the larger Mouseion, a research institute dedicated to the Muses. The library is famous for its vast collection of scrolls and its role as a center for scholarship, but it is also shrouded in mystery, particularly regarding its destruction.

What is Roman?

In historiography, ancient Rome is Roman civilization. From the founding of the city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the collapse of the Western

Roman Empire in the 5th century AD, encompassing the Roman Kingdom, Roman Republic and Roman Empire until the fall of the western empire. The civilization began as an Italic settlement in the Italian peninsula, dating from the 8th century BC, that grew into the city of Rome and which subsequently gave its name to the empire over which it ruled and to the widespread civilisation the empire developed. The Roman empire expanded to become one of the largest empires in the ancient world, though still ruled from the city, with an estimated 50 to 90 million inhabitants (roughly 20% of the world's population) and covering 5.0 million square kilometres at its height in AD 117.

What is Egypt?

Egypt, officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia by a land bridge

formed by the Sinai Peninsula. Egypt is a Mediterranean country bordered by the Gaza Strip and Israel to the northeast, the Gulf of Aqaba and the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to the south, and Libya to the west. Across the Gulf of Aqaba lies Jordan, across the Red Sea lies Saudi Arabia, and across the Mediterranean lie Greece, Turkey and Cyprus, although none share a land border with Egypt.

Frequently Asked Questions

1.What was the Library of Alexandria?

King Ptolemy, with the Greek historian Plutarch, ordered all books to be collected. Around 288 BC, the LIBRARY OF ALEXANDRIA was born. It would serve as testament to the supremacy of Greek culture, the acquisition of knowledge and learning.

Papyrus scrolls from every corner of the world stacked on shelves. When finished, the library contained works by every conceivable author, poet and writer, rhetoricians, doctor, historian and everyone else.

It was imperative every book be rendered into Greek, as a testament to Greek language and culture. It was unthinkable it contain works in any foreign language.

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