The Hidden Library Of Alexandria - Ancient Mystery Documentaries

The Royal Library of Alexandria, or Ancient Library of Alexandria, in Alexandria, Egypt, was one of the largest and most considerable collections of the old world. It was committed to the Muses, the nine goddesses of the arts. It prospered under the patronage of the Ptolemaic dynasty and operated as a major facility of scholarship from its building in the 3rd century BC up until the Roman conquest of Egypt in 30 BC. With collections of works, lecture venues, meeting spaces, and gardens, the collection was part of a larger research organization called the Musaeum of Alexandria, where several of one of the most popular thinkers of the ancient world examined.
The collection was developed by Ptolemy I Soter, who was a Macedonian general and the successor of Alexander the Great. A lot of the books were kept as papyrus scrolls, and though it is unknown the number of such scrolls were housed at any sort of provided time, their combined value was incalculable.
There is a folklore of the burning of the Library at Alexandria, the library may have suffered several fires or acts of destruction over numerous years. Possible events for the partial or full devastation of the Library of Alexandria include a fire set by Julius Caesar in 48 BC, an assault by Aurelian in the AD 270s, and the decree of Coptic Pope Theophilus in ADVERTISEMENT 391.
After the main library was fully destroyed, ancient scholars made use of a "little girl collection" in a temple referred to as the Serapeum, situated in another part of the city. According to Socrates of Constantinople, Coptic Pope Theophilus destroyed the Serapeum in AD 391.