The Library of Alexandria was completely destroyed nearly 2,000 years ago leaving no physical trace behind – but its formative scholarship and cultural resonance endure.

Was the famous story of the Great Fire of Alexandria just a myth? Did Christians really burn the Library or is the truth more ...

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The Library of Alexandria's collection includes texts many in the Muslim world consider sacrilegious, such as books by Salman Rushdie, art books featuring nudes and books that discuss LGBT issues.

The ancient Library of Alexandria attempted to copy every book ever written, and by some estimates, in 300 B.C., the scribes of Alexandria had successfully copied 75 percent of the world’s tomes ...

But when it came to the Library of Alexandria, the demonstrators protected the building themselves — by forming a human chain around it. The legendary library of Alexandria, also known as the ...

The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA), a non-profit online service, was launched earlier today. So what exactly does this service—years in the making—offer?

Arweave is developing a permanent 'Library of Alexandria' of data and information storage on the ... More Getty In the age of censorship and control, social media posts can disappear in an instant ...

While Julius Caesar’s troops reportedly destroyed a large portion of the library in 48 B.C., scholars cannot say with any certainty when the Library of Alexandria finally disappeared.