The story of Alexandria is a myth—in fact a collection of myths and legends, sometimes competing with each other—to which the popular imagination continues to cling. The idea of a truly universal ...

The largest libraries of the ancient world weren’t mere book collections. They were centers of power, education, and survival ...

Introduction : Alexandria in history and myth / Roy MacLeod -- Pt. 1. Alexandria in history and myth. Ch. 1. Before Alexandria : libraries in the Ancient Near East / D. T. Potts ; Ch. 2. Alexandria : ...

When the Library of Alexandria opened its doors in the 3rd century B.C., it quickly became the world's foremost center for scholarship. It celebrated the pursuit of knowledge and the breadth of human ...

The fabled Library of Alexandria is one of the most famous structures of the ancient world, up there with the Pyramids of Giza, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, and other architectural wonders ...

A legend of classical antiquity is rising from the ashes here as miraculously as a phoenix. Early next year, the $200 million Bibliotheca Alexandrina, a spectacular piece of high-tech architecture ...

The new library in Alexandria, Egypt, is vast and ambitious, but it may never resonate with any of the power of the great library of old, writes Amy E. Schwartz, who covers cultural issues for The ...

2001-10-07 04:00:00 PDT Cairo-- The modern incarnation of the Library of Alexandria staged a temporary opening on Monday, welcoming residents of the once glamorous but now dilapidated port city to use ...