Library of Alexandria: Centre of Learning in the Ancient World
The Library of Alexandria was one of the greatest cultural adornments of the late ancient world, containing thousands of scrolls of Greek, Hebrew and Mesopotamian literature and art and artifacts of ancient Egypt. This book demonstrates that Alexandria became--through the contemporary reputation of its library--a point of confluence for Greek, Roman, Jewish and Syrian culture that drew scholars and statesmen from throughout the ancient world. It also explores the histories of Alexander the...
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The Library of Alexandria was one of the greatest cultural adornments of the late ancient world. It contained thousands of scrolls of Greek, Hebrew and Mesopotamian literature, as well as art and artifacts of ancient Egypt. This book brings together a distinguished array of scholars to bring this great institution--tragically destroyed--back to life.
Notes on contributorsMap of AlexandriaPrefaceIntroduction : Alexandria in history and myth1Pt. IAlexandria in history and myth1Before Alexandria : libraries in the ancient Near East192Alexandria : the umbilicus of the ancient world353Cloistered bookworms in the chicken-coop of the muses : the ancient library of Alexandria614Aristotle's works : the possible origins of the Alexandria collection79Pt. IIScholarship in the Alexandrian manner5Doctors in the library : the strange tale of Apollonius the bookworm and other stories956The theatre of Paphos and the theatre of Alexandria : some first thoughts1157Scholars and students in the Roman East1278The neoplatonists and the mystery schools of the Mediterranean1439Alexandria and its medieval legacy : the book, the monk and the rose163Bibliography181Index191
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