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The Facts and The Curious | Episode 3 | The Library of Alexandria
Turns out everything we knew about the Library of Alexandria was wrong! Tune in as we discuss the love, war, mafia and politics within the history of this incredible library.
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Argyle, A. W. “The Ancient University of Alexandria.” The Classical Journal, vol. 69, no. 4, 1974, pp. 348–50. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/3295976. Accessed 7 Apr. 2024.
Bagnall, Roger S. “Alexandria: Library of Dreams.” Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, vol. 146, no. 4, 2002, pp. 348–62. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/1558311. Accessed 7 Apr. 2024.
Battles, M. (2003). Library: An unquiet history. W.W. Norton & Company.
Cassidy, K. (2017). This Is What a Librarian Looks Like: A Celebration of Libraries, Communities, and Access to Information for All. Hachette Books.
Casson, Lionel. Libraries in the Ancient World, Yale University Press, 2001. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral-proquest-com.seminarybookshelf.idm.oclc.org/lib/dtl/detail.action?docID=3420337.
Erskine, Andrew. “Culture and Power in Ptolemaic Egypt: The Museum and Library of Alexandria.” Greece & Rome, vol. 42, no. 1, 1995, pp. 38–48. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/643071. Accessed 7 Apr. 2024.
Green, Peter. “The Politics of Royal Patronage: Early Ptolemaic Alexandria.” Grand Street, vol. 5, no. 1, 1985, pp. 151–63. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/25006815. Accessed 8 Apr. 2024.
Heller-Roazen, Daniel. “Tradition’s Destruction: On the Library of Alexandria.” October, vol. 100, 2002, pp. 133–53. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/779096. Accessed 7 Apr. 2024.
Hendrickson, Thomas. “The Invention of the Greek Library.” Transactions of the American Philological Association (1974-2014), vol. 144, no. 2, 2014, pp. 371–413. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/43830444. Accessed 7 Apr. 2024.
Johnstone, Steven. “A New History of Libraries and Books in the Hellenistic Period.” Classical Antiquity, vol. 33, no. 2, 2014, pp. 347–93. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.1525/ca.2014.33.2.347. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
Ovenden, R. (2020, November 17). The Real Lesson of the Burning of the Library of Alexandria. Time. https://time.com/5912689/library-of-alexandria-burning/
Pettegree, A., & Weduwen, A. der. (2021). The Library: A Fragile History. Basic Books.
Rodenbeck, John. “Literary Alexandria.” The Massachusetts Review, vol. 42, no. 4, 2001, pp. 524–72. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/25091800. Accessed 13 Apr. 2024.
Vallejo, I., & Whittle, C. (2022). Papyrus: The Invention of Books in the Ancient World. Alfred A. Knopf.
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By With Ken & ValerieTurns out everything we knew about the Library of Alexandria was wrong! Tune in as we discuss the love, war, mafia and politics within the history of this incredible library.
Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/TheFactsandTheCurious
Watch this episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/sZHtZk2t9J0
Follow us on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefactsandthecurious/
And TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thefactsandthecurious
Theme music by Astroville: https://soundcloud.com/astroville
__________________________________
Argyle, A. W. “The Ancient University of Alexandria.” The Classical Journal, vol. 69, no. 4, 1974, pp. 348–50. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/3295976. Accessed 7 Apr. 2024.
Bagnall, Roger S. “Alexandria: Library of Dreams.” Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, vol. 146, no. 4, 2002, pp. 348–62. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/1558311. Accessed 7 Apr. 2024.
Battles, M. (2003). Library: An unquiet history. W.W. Norton & Company.
Cassidy, K. (2017). This Is What a Librarian Looks Like: A Celebration of Libraries, Communities, and Access to Information for All. Hachette Books.
Casson, Lionel. Libraries in the Ancient World, Yale University Press, 2001. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral-proquest-com.seminarybookshelf.idm.oclc.org/lib/dtl/detail.action?docID=3420337.
Erskine, Andrew. “Culture and Power in Ptolemaic Egypt: The Museum and Library of Alexandria.” Greece & Rome, vol. 42, no. 1, 1995, pp. 38–48. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/643071. Accessed 7 Apr. 2024.
Green, Peter. “The Politics of Royal Patronage: Early Ptolemaic Alexandria.” Grand Street, vol. 5, no. 1, 1985, pp. 151–63. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/25006815. Accessed 8 Apr. 2024.
Heller-Roazen, Daniel. “Tradition’s Destruction: On the Library of Alexandria.” October, vol. 100, 2002, pp. 133–53. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/779096. Accessed 7 Apr. 2024.
Hendrickson, Thomas. “The Invention of the Greek Library.” Transactions of the American Philological Association (1974-2014), vol. 144, no. 2, 2014, pp. 371–413. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/43830444. Accessed 7 Apr. 2024.
Johnstone, Steven. “A New History of Libraries and Books in the Hellenistic Period.” Classical Antiquity, vol. 33, no. 2, 2014, pp. 347–93. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.1525/ca.2014.33.2.347. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
Ovenden, R. (2020, November 17). The Real Lesson of the Burning of the Library of Alexandria. Time. https://time.com/5912689/library-of-alexandria-burning/
Pettegree, A., & Weduwen, A. der. (2021). The Library: A Fragile History. Basic Books.
Rodenbeck, John. “Literary Alexandria.” The Massachusetts Review, vol. 42, no. 4, 2001, pp. 524–72. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/25091800. Accessed 13 Apr. 2024.
Vallejo, I., & Whittle, C. (2022). Papyrus: The Invention of Books in the Ancient World. Alfred A. Knopf.