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The librarianship of Aristophanes of Byzantium is widely considered to have opened a more mature phase of the Library of Alexandria's history. [46] [68] [61] During this phase of the Library's history, literary criticism reached its peak [46] [68] and came to dominate the Library's scholarly output. [69]
Bibliotheca Alexandrina Bibliotheca Alexandrina pool. The Bibliotheca Alexandrina (Latin, 'Library of Alexandria'; [1] Arabic: مكتبة الإسكندرية, romanized: Maktabat al-’Iskandariyya, Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [mækˈtæb(e)t eskendeˈɾejjæ]) (BA) is a major library and cultural center on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea in Alexandria, Egypt.
The Ptolemies fostered the development of the Library of Alexandria and associated Musaeum into a renowned center for Hellenistic learning. Luminaries associated with the Musaeum included the geometry and number-theorist Euclid ; the astronomer Hipparchus ; and Eratosthenes , known for calculating the Earth's circumference and for his algorithm ...
Muse statue, a common scholarly motif in the Hellenistic age.. The Mouseion of Alexandria (Ancient Greek: Μουσεῖον τῆς Ἀλεξανδρείας; Latin: Musaeum Alexandrinum), which arguably included the Library of Alexandria, [1] was an institution said to have been founded by Ptolemy I Soter and his son Ptolemy II Philadelphus. [2]
As we continue our trek through Egypt in Adventure World, we'll come across the ancient Library of Alexandria in an Expedition of the same name. Sallah, Indiana Jones' friend, will be on hand to ...
Center for Documentation of Cultural and Natural Heritage (2 P) Pages in category "Bibliotheca Alexandrina" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
The Library was founded in 1800 and is considered one of our oldest cultural institutions. ... of the library of Alexandria in 48 BC by the Romans. ... walk through American history. A visit to ...
The center collects, organizes, and compiles information into databases [7] and produces educational films. The center received the first prize for innovative use of technology in the 2004 Stockholm Challenge for its work called The Archaeological Map of Egypt. [8] The center received honorable mention for a work called The Temple of Dendera. [9]