The Library and the associated Mouseion aimed to collect hundreds of thousands of papyrus scrolls and to bring together the leading scholars of the age (Eratosthenes, the Euclidean tradition). It hosted groundbreaking work in medicine, mathematics, astronomy, and philology; it became a symbol of ancient science.
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Frequently asked questions
- What was Founding of the Library of Alexandria?
- At the beginning of the 3rd century BCE, the Ptolemaic dynasty founded the greatest center of knowledge of the ancient world at Alexandria.
- When did Founding of the Library of Alexandria happen?
- 295 BCE