Don't Look Now

255 - The Great Library of Alexandria


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To kick of 2024 we discuss the Great Library of Alexandria.  Supposedly created around 300BCE in the Ptolemaic Kindom of Egypt shortly after the breakup of the empire of Alexander the Great, the Great Library is famed for having collected all the written knowledge that the rulers of Alexandria could get their hands on.  Any ship passing through the trading port was required to submit any books for copy and installation in the library.  However, was this library really as vast and wonderous as was recounted?  Why is there no direct archeological evidence of its existence?  Take a listen and learn all about The Great Library!

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Don't Look NowBy Jeni McDonald and Will Hageman

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