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The Library of Alexandria: Centre of Learning in the Ancient World

The Library of Alexandria The Library of Alexandria was one of the great cultural centres of the late ancient world and contained thousands of scrolls of Greek, Hebrew and Mesopotamian literature and art and artefacts of ancient Egypt. This text examines the institution. Full description

Important places

Alexandria (266)

Regions

Al Iskandariyah (266)

Countries

Egypt (2,000)

Other geographical areas

Northern Africa (2,841)
Africa (5,755)