Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The story of Alexandria is a myth—in fact a collection of myths and legends, sometimes competing with each other—to which the ...
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The Great Library of Alexandria remains one of the most famous institutions of the ancient world. Founded during the Ptolemaic period, it became a symbol of learning, scholarship, and the preservation ...
On the streets of Alexandria, Egypt, a mob led by Peter the Lector brutally murdered Hypatia, one of the last great thinkers of ancient Alexandria. Mary Evans Picture Library / Alamy One day on the ...
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