Library of alexandria

Artist's depiction of what the Library of Alexandria looked like

Understand how the incredible structure has reduced the risk of shipwrecks in the past. Until 280 BC, reaching Alexandria by sea in Egypt was an adventure. The cliffs along the coast caused many accidents. The risks only diminished when King Ptolemy II inaugurated the Lighthouse of Alexandria. Designed by the Greek architect Sostratus of Cnidus, …

An avowed paganist in a time of religious strife, Hypatia was also one of the first women to study math, astronomy and philosophy

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The great Library of Alexandria held more than 500,000 books. As a professor at the university, Hypatia played a conscious effort to preserve and to elucidate the great mathematical works of the Alexandrian heritage

The Library of Alexandria was the cultural center which revolved the intellectual life of Hellenism. This institution gathered the largest collection of writings to date,

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The Library of Alexandria was the cultural center which revolved the intellectual life of Hellenism. This institution gathered the largest collection of writings to date,

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