Rise and Fall of the Library of Alexandria
1st Edition
Published on 10. July 2023
462 pages
978-1-5275-1871-1 (ISBN)
Description
The project to bring together all the books of the world in Alexandria was not only intended to contribute to the glory of the Ptolemies, but also aimed to attract scholars to the city, who would be capable of exploiting these books to produce others and to thus advance the literature and science of their time. This book demonstrates that the availability and critical study of the 500,000 scrolls which the Library of Alexandria probably contained made possible the production of some remarkable pieces of Alexandrian literature and philosophy, the considerable increase in historical and geographical knowledge, as well as outstanding contributions to the history of mathematics, astronomy, mechanics, and medicine.The book recalls how Alexandria was founded and became the most beautiful city in the ancient world. It also recalls the incredible series of wars, popular revolts, assassinations, palace intrigues, and debaucheries that brought about the inexorable decline of this city and its Library.
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Content
- Intro
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Part I-The founding of Alexandria
- Alexander in Egypt
- The Death of Alexander and the Wars of Succession
- The Funeral of Alexander
- Part II-The Development of Alexandria
- The Lagid Dynasty
- Alexandria, Trading Post of the World
- Alexandria, Crossroad of Civilizations
- Part III-Splendor of Alexandria
- Alexandria, Most Beautiful City in the World
- The Tomb of Alexander
- The Lighthouse of Alexandria
- The Museum of Alexandria
- The Library of Alexandria
- The Temple of Serapis
- Part IV-Seshat's Disciples
- The Supports of Writing
- The Critical Edition of Texts
- Callimachus and Eratosthenes
- Part V-Letters and Sciences in Alexandria
- Alexandrian Literature
- Mathematics
- Astronomy
- Mechanics
- Medicine
- Part VI-The Decline of Alexandria
- Cleopatra
- The Roman Domination
- In the Name of God
- The Arab Conquest
- Fahrenheit 651
- Epilogue
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
