Archives: old and new.(International REPORT) From: Information Today | Date: December 1, 2006| Author: Ashling, Jim | COPYRIGHT 2006 Information Today, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The Royal Library of Alexandria, which was founded by Ptolemy II in approximately 290 B.C., was once the largest library in the world. During its heyday, it was said to have held 532,800 scrolls. The library contents were filed and cataloged by the poet and scholar Callimachus (305 B.C.-240 B.C.) in his monumental Pinakes (tablets that were 120 volumes long).

The library was eventually destroyed, although the cause was undetermined. Perhaps it was burned down by Julius C...

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