What was the Library of Alexandria

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What was the Library of Alexandria. The Alexandria Library was the largest library of the time. In fact it was located in the ancient city of Alexandria, in Egypt. It is believed that it was founded in SIII a. C. by Ptolemy I Soter. In fact, it was founded in the city that Alexander the Great founded that he wanted to make this city the point that illuminated the knowledge of the world. As you know, Alexander the Great died young in Babylon and his commanders and generals shared all his conquests. In Egypt, Ptolemy I, who founded the Ptolemaic dynasty, stayed. In fact, Ptolemy he stayed as regent in Egypt and started the work that Alexander the Great had thought founding among many other things, the great library of Alexandria. If we know when it started, it more or less ended between S III and IV d. C. in time of Aurelian and Diocletian than in 273 d. C. and 297 d. C. these two Roman emperors besieged, conquered and sacked the city of Alexandria.

In fact, the library as such disappeared but it became what was called "the serapeo". The serapeo would become the daughter library of the great library of Alexandria.

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