Wall Street Journal

‘Papyrus’ Review: Raucous Reading in the Library of Alexandria

In October 1731, a fire at London’s Ashburnham House destroyed portions of the Old Royal Library and the Cotton library. Fortunately, the Old Royal Library’s most precious object, the Codex ...
Artnet

The Hunt: Did Julius Caesar Really Destroy the Great Library of Alexandria?

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 ...
OBOXMA on MSN

20 myths about the Library of Alexandria that just won’t die

We've all heard at least one "fact" that, upon further investigation, we discover is just a tale told by someone centuries ...
insider.si.edu

The Library of Alexandria : centre of learning in the ancient world / edited by Roy MacLeod

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 : ...
theepochtimes

Presenting the History of the World Through the Eyes of Alexandria

Some ancient cities that have survived to modern day are so wrapped in mythology that it is hardly worth the time to consider whether their origin stories are founded in reality. The origin story of ...