GREAT LIBRAY OF ALEXANDRIA ORGANIZED AND OPERATED? WHO OR WHAT CAUSED ITS DESTRUCTION? For the extra credit assignment I have decided to compose as essay describing the great library of Alexandria. The library itself is wrapped up in a great mystery that has had many historians and archeologists heavily interested in its existence for many years. It has been recorded that the library of Alexandria held many thousands, if not millions, of books, volumes and other documents. The library is also believed
. ...e pursuit of knowledge that thrived in the ancient library. The old library encouraged the public to debate, create and invent. The new library is carrying that legacy forward” (Mohsen Zahran). Works Cited Chesser, Preston. “The Burning of the Library of Alexandria”. E. History. Ohio State University. 2014. Web. April 2014. Crystalinks. “Library of Alexandria Bibliotheca Alexandrina”. http://www.crystalinks.com/library of alexandria.html. 2014. Web. April 2014. Manguel, Alberto
The Life and Death of the Great Library at Alexandria The Great Library at Alexandria was the largest and most important place of learning in the Ancient world. In the video, Lost Treasure of the Alexandria Library, it is described as the first world research center. Great minds were invited from all over the world to study there and many discoveries were made in the hundreds of years of its existence. However, it was destroyed over time so utterly that people today do not even know for sure
then spent some years studying in Athens. The library at Alexandria was planned by Ptolemy I Soter and the project came to fruition under his son Ptolemy II Philadelphus. The library was based on copies of the works in the library of Aristotle. Ptolemy II Philadelphus appointed one of Eratosthenes' teachers Callimachus as the second librarian. When Ptolemy III Euergetes succeeded his father in 245 BC and he persuaded Eratosthenes to go to Alexandria as the tutor of his son Philopator. On the death
Behan – 5th Alexandria, Egypt Alexandria, Egypt is considered a historical landmark, which was one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. This mysterious city has adventure, mystery and beauty. Alexandria’s hidden treasures and fascinating facts make this city special. Alexandria began as a small port town and grew into the grandest and most important metropolis in ancient Egypt. This paper will uncover the history, culture, landmarks, statues and facts about the city of Alexandria. On the
Alexandria, a booming city of Greek culture, was a city built on the philosophies of Aristotle. Ancient Greece was actually a democratic society. But with the rise of Christianity, living and believing however you wanted was a freedom that would soon be challenged on every level, politically and personally in Alexandria. The rising spread of Christianity during this part of history threatened the power structure of the leaders of the time. In the film Agora, the story of Hypatia brings to life the
The idea that the loss of the Great Library set back human progress, while true, was not solely based on the size of the collection of books, but also that the unique works could not be found anywhere else in the world. Because of the loss of the vast amount of resources, the Greeks and Romans were unable to continue on their verge to a scientific revolution until two thousand years later. The fuel to their discoveries had vanished and anything that could have progressed new advances for the New
5.0 or later, being optimized for iPhone 5. StartsWith app actually starts with the story of how the library of Alexandria has burnt. Consequently thousands of books, manuscripts and scrolls have been lost. It is known that the Royal Library of Alexandria, or Ancient Library of Alexandria was one of the largest and most complex library of the ancient world. It was located (obviously) in Alexandria, Egypt. So, what is your role in the game? Well, if you are ready to feel a little bit like Indiana Jones
1. Persia and Greece took different approaches to the political system, each yielding differing results. Persia’s system seemed to be more organized, as is evidenced by the lines, “Darius divided the empire into about twenty provinces, each under the supervision of a Persian satrap, or governor, who was often related or connected by marriage to the royal family” (page 111, paragraph 14). Greek’s style is shown in the lines, “Ultimately, the tyrants were unwitting catalysts in an evolving
Today, we meet a great 4th-century mathematician, Hypatia. Hypatia of Alexandria was an outstanding individual and didn’t only bless the math world but also involved in Neoplatonist, and rationalist. The part of Hypatia’s life we are going to examine today is her life in mathematics. She was brought up in the math world ushered by her father Theon of Alexandria, and eventually replaced him as the mathematician of Alexandria (Osen). Hypatia was born in a museum, it was the great center of learning
great leaders of society or business but when we go back even farther in time, the great thinkers and societal leaders and influencers were more often also some of the great religious influences of their day. Religious influences like Origen of Alexandria and Tertullian, even the great philosophers like Socrates and Plato have all left a make on society and Christianity. This essay briefly introduces Athanasius of Alexander and Eusebius of Caesarea, two major influences of the Christian belief that
contacts were widespread and peoples of many ethnic and religious backgrounds merged in populous urban centers. Advances were made in various fields of scientific inquiry, including engineering, physics, astronomy and mathematics. Great libraries were founded in Alexandria, Athens and the independent kingdom of Pergamum. The old beliefs in Olympian gods were infused with foreign elements, especially from the east; "Oriental" ecstatic cults, such as those of Cybele, Isis, and Mithras, become popular in
named “Alexandria” in these places. One of the more popular cities is located in Alexandria, From a young age he was tutored by the great scholar: Aristotle. He had amazing battle tactics which never let him down in war considering he never lost a battle. Famous leaders like; Napoleon Bonaparte, and many other war generals worshiped his fighting styles and tactics. He was determined to his cause and would stop at nothing until he fulfilled it. In Alexandria, Egypt, there was “the Great Library”. In
Hypatia Hypatia was born in the year 370 AD in Alexandria, Egypt. She was the daughter of Theon, a famous mathematician and astronomer. He invented many things, but his most famous invention is the astrolabe, which measures the altitude of a star or planet. Hypatia studied with her father for many years at the Museum in Alexandria, but soon became unsatisfied with his instruction because she was smarter than him. She left Egypt, and traveled to Greece and Rome to do "post-graduate" work.
also known as the “father of geography” (Fashchuk 1). The Life of Eratosthenes Eratosthenes was born in 276 B.C. in Cyrene, Libya which is present day Shahhat, Libya on the northern coast of Africa. He died in 194 B.C. at about 82 years old in Alexandria, Egypt, which is the second largest city in Egypt (Trubin).The only mention of his father was of a man named Aglaos. This is the only mention of any of Eratosthenes’ family (Totten 1). Eratosthenes was a Greek scholar, librarian, poet, inventor
brother/husband fighting over sole rule of the throne. Caesar helps Cleopatra earn her title and teaches her how to become a great ruler. This movie’s portrayal of Julius Caesar and Cleopatra is historically accurate. For example, Julius Caesar visits Alexandria, he finds himself in the middle of the dispute between Cleopatra and her brother Ptolemy XIII, portrayed by Anthony Harvey. After the death of Ptolemy XII Auletes, Cleopatra is forced by ancient Egyptian custom to marry her brother Ptolemy XIII
student of Aristotle, a philosopher, which means he was intelligent enough to read. Alexander the Great impacted greek culture in numerous amounts of ways, from making the arming strong to spreading the greek language and even help with the finding of Alexandria. The armies that Alexander the Great built up strengthen the defense of the greeks. Alexander the Great was involved in war a lot and he wouldn’t give up until he made sure that his people were safe. Even though Alexander the Great wanted to conquer
Euclid of ‘Alexandria’ was born around 330 B.C, in Alexandria. Alexandria was once, the largest city in the Western World and was also central to the great, flourishing, Papyrus industry. Certain Arabian authors assume that Euclid was born to a wealthy family to ‘Naucrates’. Of Euclid’s life nothing is known except what the Greek philosopher Proclus (c. ad 410–485) reports in his “summary” of famous Greek mathematicians. According to him, Euclid taught at Alexandria in the time of Ptolemy I Soter
Digital libraries are libraries in which collections are stored in a digital format. A digital library has also been known as a virtual or electronic library. In this essay, different types of digital libraries will be compared. This essay will provide an in depth look at the many different digital library programs that have had a profound impact on the field of digital libraries. Archival formats will be explored. Techniques for the conversion of textbased formats into digital formats will be
Alexander the Great was only 20 years when his father Philip of Macedon died. Even though he was a young man, he had an unusual talent for politics and military tactics. After his father’s death, Alexander moved to continue Philip’s invasion of Persia. In the ten years of his war campaigns, Alexander conquered a large portion of the then-known world. (Judge & Langdon, 2012.) Alexander’s first major victory was at the Granicus River. In May of 334 BC, Alexander’s army met the Persians in battle