Sometime during the reign of Ptolemy I or Ptolemy II, the Egyptian state decided to build an institution dedicated to accumulating all human knowledge in the City of Alexandria.

As the city grew, this institution grew along with it to become the greatest knowledge repository in the ancient world.

…and then Julius Caesar burned it down. Maybe.

Learn more about the Library of Alexander, how it was created, and how it ended on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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