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During the American Civil War, Union troops destroyed most buildings on the University of Alabama campus, including its library of approximately 7,000 volumes. [41] Mosque-Library Turnovo, Bulgaria Ottoman Empire 1877 Christian Bulgarians Turkish books in a library were destroyed when the mosque was burned. [42] Royal library of the Kings of Burma
Evidence is scant for all four fires, but the library was eventually destroyed. 48 BC – Library of Alexandria accidentally burned during siege by Julius Caesar. 272 – Library of Alexandria possibly burned during the occupation of Alexandria. 391 – Library of Alexandria possibly burned by order of Roman Emperor Theodosius I.
Very little is known about the Library of Alexandria during the time of the Roman Principate (27 BC – 284 AD). [82] The emperor Claudius (ruled 41–54 AD) is recorded to have built an addition onto the Library, [93] but it seems that the Library of Alexandria's general fortunes followed those of the city of Alexandria itself. [94]
Following the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Iraq's national library and the Islamic library in central Baghdad were burned and destroyed by looters. [212] The national library housed rare volumes and documents from as far back as the 16th century, including entire royal court records and files from the period when Iraq was part of the Ottoman Empire .
The Burning of Alexandria in 1864 during the Civil War might be the most significant historical event known to area residents. But according to historian Michael Wynne, Alexandria burned many times.
The Serapeum of the Great Library was destroyed, possibly effecting the final destruction of the Library of Alexandria. [18] [19] The neoplatonist philosopher Hypatia was publicly murdered by a Christian mob. The Brucheum and Jewish quarters were desolate in the 5th century, and the central monuments, the Soma and Museum, fell into ruin.
The proposal, approved Wednesday, was sponsored by Alabama Republican Party Chairman John Wahl, who is a member of the library board. Alabama Public Library Service to create list of controversial ...
The Library of Alexandria was destroyed during the Palmyrene invasion of Egypt and the following Roman counterattack during the 3rd century AD. [5] In the late 12th century, Sultan Al-Aziz Uthman demolished part of the Pyramid of Menkaure.