The Library Of Alexandria

Author : Roy MacLeod
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2005-01-14
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780857714381

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The Library of Alexandria by Roy MacLeod Pdf

The Library of Alexandria was one of the greatest cultural adornments of the late ancient world, containing thousands of scrolls of Greek, Hebrew and Mesopotamian literature and art and artefacts of ancient Egypt. This book demonstrates that Alexandria became - through the contemporary reputation of its library - a point of confluence for Greek, Roman, Jewish and Syrian culture that drew scholars and statesmen from throughout the ancient world. It also explores the histories of Alexander the Great and of Alexandria itself, the greatest city of the ancient world. This new paperback edition offers general readers an accessible introduction to the history of this magnificent yet still mysterious institution from the time of its foundation up to its tragic destruction.

Author : Mostafa el- Abbadi,Omnia Mounir Fathallah
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004165458

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What Happened to the Ancient Library of Alexandria? by Mostafa el- Abbadi,Omnia Mounir Fathallah Pdf

This book aims at presenting a new discussion of primary sources by renowned scholars of the long disputed question of "What Happened to the Ancient Library of Alexandria"? The treatment includes a brilliant presentation of cultural Alexandrian life in late antiquity.

Author : Kelly Trumble
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 85 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2003-11-17
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780547532899

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The Library of Alexandria by Kelly Trumble Pdf

"a stirring account...performs a worthy task in bringing a fabled institution of learning up from the footnotes." KIRKUS REVIEWS Kirkus Reviews "It's hard to find an untouched topic in children's nonfiction, but this comes close...a useful support for curriculum" BOOKLIST Booklist, ALA "a dramatic tableau...antiquity hounds will find a bundle of information, acessibly packaged." THE BULLETIN OF THE CENTER FOR CHILDREN'S BOOKS The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books "well-organized and thorough resource...a unique and timely celebration of age-old passion for and preservation of ideas." SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL School Library Journal —

Author : Jason König,Katerina Oikonomopoulou,Greg Woolf
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2013-04-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107244580

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Ancient Libraries by Jason König,Katerina Oikonomopoulou,Greg Woolf Pdf

The circulation of books was the motor of classical civilization. But books were both expensive and rare, and so libraries - private and public, royal and civic - played key roles in articulating intellectual life. This collection, written by an international team of scholars, presents a fundamental reassessment of how ancient libraries came into being, how they were organized and how they were used. Drawing on papyrology and archaeology, and on accounts written by those who read and wrote in them, it presents new research on reading cultures, on book collecting and on the origins of monumental library buildings. Many of the traditional stories told about ancient libraries are challenged. Few were really enormous, none were designed as research centres, and occasional conflagrations do not explain the loss of most ancient texts. But the central place of libraries in Greco-Roman culture emerges more clearly than ever.

Author : Luciano Canfora
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1990-08-29
Category : History
ISBN : 0520072553

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The Vanished Library by Luciano Canfora Pdf

Recreates the world of ancient Egypt, describes how the Library of Alexandria was created, and speculates on its destruction.

Author : Mostafa El-Abbadi
Publisher : UNESCO
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015020693092

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The Life and Fate of the Ancient Library of Alexandria by Mostafa El-Abbadi Pdf

A thoroughly researched study on the history of both the Museum and the Alexandria Library, showing the important role they played in the transmission of Greco-roman civilization. The tragic fate of both institutions have long been of great fascination for both writers and readers.

Author : Michael Livingston
Publisher : Tor Books
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2015-11-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781466873315

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The Shards of Heaven by Michael Livingston Pdf

Julius Caesar is dead, assassinated on the senate floor, and the glory that is Rome has been torn in two. Octavian, Caesar's ambitious great-nephew and adopted son, vies with Marc Antony and Cleopatra for control of Caesar's legacy. As civil war rages from Rome to Alexandria, and vast armies and navies battle for supremacy, a secret conflict may shape the course of history. Juba, Numidian prince and adopted brother of Octavian, has embarked on a ruthless quest for the Shards of Heaven, lost treasures said to possess the very power of the gods-or the one God. Driven by vengeance, Juba has already attained the fabled Trident of Poseidon, which may also be the staff once wielded by Moses. Now he will stop at nothing to obtain the other Shards, even if it means burning the entire world to the ground. Caught up in these cataclysmic events, and the hunt for the Shards, are a pair of exiled Roman legionnaires, a Greek librarian of uncertain loyalties, assassins, spies, slaves . . . and the ten-year-old daughter of Cleopatra herself. Michael Livingston's The Shards of Heaven reveals the hidden magic behind the history we know, and commences a war greater than any mere mortal battle. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Georgius Syncellus
Publisher : Рипол Классик
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9785878206082

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Chronographia by Georgius Syncellus Pdf

Author : Justin Pollard,Howard Reid
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2007-10-30
Category : History
ISBN : 0143112511

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The Rise and Fall of Alexandria by Justin Pollard,Howard Reid Pdf

A short history of nearly everything classical. The foundations of the modern world were laid in Alexandria of Egypt at the turn of the first millennium. In this compulsively readable narrative, Justin Pollard and Howard Reid bring one of history's most fascinating and prolific cities to life, creating a treasure trove of our intellectual and cultural origins. Famous for its lighthouse, its library-the greatest in antiquity-and its fertile intellectual and spiritual life--it was here that Christianity and Islam came to prominence as world religions--Alexandria now takes its rightful place alongside Greece and Rome as a titan of the ancient world. Sparkling with fresh insights on science, philosophy, culture, and invention, this is an irresistible, eye- opening delight.

Author : Lionel Casson,John Penn (Joint pseudonym),Tanita S. Davis
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780300088090

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Libraries in the Ancient World by Lionel Casson,John Penn (Joint pseudonym),Tanita S. Davis Pdf

The unexpected murder in the little Cotswolds town of Colombury has everyone guessing. Before the answers are found more lives are threatened.

Author : Kim Ryholt,Gojko Barjamovic
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2019-08-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199655359

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Libraries Before Alexandria by Kim Ryholt,Gojko Barjamovic Pdf

The creation of the Library of Alexandria is widely regarded as one of the great achievements in the history of humankind - a giant endeavour to amass all known literature and scholarly texts in one central location, so as to preserve it and make it available for the public. In turn, this event has been viewed as a historical turning point that separates the ancient world from classical antiquity. Standard works on the library continue to present the idea behind the institution as novel and, at least implicitly, as a product of Greek thought. Yet, although the scale of the collection in Alexandria seems to have been unprecedented, the notion of creating central repositories of knowledge, while perhaps new to Greek tradition, was age-old in the Near East where the building was erected. Here the existence of libraries can be traced back another two millennia, from the twenty-seventh century BCE to the third century CE, and so the creation of the Library in Alexandria was not so much the beginning of an intellectual adventure as the impressive culmination of a very long tradition. This volume presents the first comprehensive study of these ancient libraries across the 'Cradle of Civilization' and traces their institutional and scholarly roots back to the early cities and states and the advent of writing itself. Leading specialists in the intellectual history of each individual period and region covered in the volume present and discuss the enormous textual and archaeological material available on the early collections, offering a uniquely readable account intended for a broad audience of the libraries in Egypt and Western Asia as centres of knowledge prior to the famous Library of Alexandria.

Author : Karen Leggett Abouraya
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2012-08-30
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781101647240

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Hands Around the Library by Karen Leggett Abouraya Pdf

The inspiring true story of demonstrators standing up for the love of a library, from a New York Times bestselling illustrator In January 2011, in a moment that captured the hearts of people all over the world, thousands of Egypt's students, library workers, and demonstrators surrounded the great Library of Alexandria and joined hands, forming a human chain to protect the building. They chanted "We love you, Egypt!" as they stood together for the freedom the library represented. Illustrated with Susan L. Roth's stunning collages, this amazing true story demonstrates how the love of books and libraries can unite a country, even in the midst of turmoil.

Author : James Crawford
Publisher : Picador
Page : 658 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2017-03-07
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781250118301

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Fallen Glory by James Crawford Pdf

An inviting, fascinating compendium of twenty-one of history's most famous lost places, from the Tower of Babel to the Twin Towers Buildings are more like us than we realize. They can be born into wealth or poverty, enjoying every privilege or struggling to make ends meet. They have parents—gods, kings and emperors, governments, visionaries and madmen—as well as friends and enemies. They have duties and responsibilities. They can endure crises of faith and purpose. They can succeed or fail. They can live. And, sooner or later, they die. In Fallen Glory, James Crawford uncovers the biographies of some of the world’s most fascinating lost and ruined buildings, from the dawn of civilization to the cyber era. The lives of these iconic structures are packed with drama and intrigue. Soap operas on the grandest scale, they feature war and religion, politics and art, love and betrayal, catastrophe and hope. Frequently their afterlives have been no less dramatic—their memories used and abused down the millennia for purposes both sacred and profane. They provide the stage for a startling array of characters, including Gilgamesh, the Cretan Minotaur, Agamemnon, Nefertiti, Genghis Khan, Henry VIII, Catherine the Great, Adolf Hitler, and even Bruce Springsteen. The twenty-one structures Crawford focuses on include The Tower of Babel, The Temple of Jerusalem, The Library of Alexandria, The Bastille, Kowloon Walled City, the Berlin Wall, and the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center. Ranging from the deserts of Iraq, the banks of the Nile and the cloud forests of Peru, to the great cities of Jerusalem, Istanbul, Paris, Rome, London and New York, Fallen Glory is a unique guide to a world of vanished architecture. And, by picking through the fragments of our past, it asks what history’s scattered ruins can tell us about our own future.

Author : Nina L. Collins
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2000-06-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789047400554

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The Library in Alexandria and the Bible in Greek by Nina L. Collins Pdf

Hellenistic scholarship is advanced when ancient evidence reveals that despite Jewish opposition, the earliest written translation of the Bible was made in Alexandria in 281 BCE, and that Ptolemy Lagus built the famous library, placing Demetrius of Phalerum in charge.

Author : Garrett Ryan
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781633887039

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Naked Statues, Fat Gladiators, and War Elephants by Garrett Ryan Pdf

Why didn't the ancient Greeks or Romans wear pants? How did they shave? How likely were they to drink fine wine, use birth control, or survive surgery? In a series of short and humorous essays, Naked Statues, Fat Gladiators, and War Elephants explores some of the questions about the Greeks and Romans that ancient historian Garrett Ryan has answered in the classroom and online. Unlike most books on the classical world, the focus is not on famous figures or events, but on the fascinating details of daily life. Learn the answers to: How tall were the ancient Greeks and Romans? How long did they live? What kind of pets did they have? How dangerous were their cities? Did they believe their myths? Did they believe in ghosts, monsters, and/or aliens? Did they jog or lift weights? How did they capture animals for the Colosseum? Were there secret police, spies, or assassins? What happened to the city of Rome after the Empire collapsed? Can any families trace their ancestry back to the Greeks or Romans?