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The Library of Alexandria
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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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1559 episodes
Manage episode 328424134 series 2739686
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.
Subscribe to the podcast!
https://podfollow.com/everythingeverywhere/
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Executive Producer: Darcy Adams
Associate Producers: Peter Bennett & Thor Thomsen
Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere
Update your podcast app at newpodcastapps.com
Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip
Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/
Everything Everywhere is an Airwave Media podcast." or "Everything Everywhere is part of the Airwave Media podcast network
Please contact sales@advertisecast.com to advertise on Everything Everywhere.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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