The Library of Alexandria

Uncovering the legendary center of knowledge that may have changed everything.

Key Concepts

  • Founded around 300 BCE in Alexandria, Egypt
  • Contained hundreds of thousands of manuscripts
  • Scholars traveled from across the known world
  • Likely destroyed gradually through various events

Vocabulary

ManuscriptA handwritten document, especially literary works.
HellenisticPeriod of Greek civilization after Alexander the Great.
ScrollsAncient documents rolled around a cylinder.
ArchivumAn organized collection of documents and records.
ScholarshipAcademic study and learning.

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