Library of Alexandria Founded
The most famous library of the ancient world was established in Egypt.
The Library of Alexandria, founded in the 3rd century BCE in Egypt, became the largest and most significant library of the ancient world. It aimed to collect all known knowledge and housed hundreds of thousands of scrolls. Scholars from across the Mediterranean came to study there, making it a center of learning, science, and philosophy.
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