Library of Alexandria The Royal Library of Alexandria, or Ancient Library of Alexandria, in Alexandria, Egypt, was probably the largest, and certainly the m...
The Library of Alexandria as a research institution According to the earliest source of information, the pseudepigraphic Letter of Aristeas, the library was...
Collection The Greek term bibliotheke (βιβλιοθήκη), used by many historians of the time, refers to the [royal] "Collection of Books", not to the building it...
Decree of Theodosius, destruction by Theophilus in 391 In 391, Christian Emperor Theodosius I ordered the destruction of all "pagan" (non-Christian) temples...
Amr ibn al 'Aas conquest in 642 Several historians told varying accounts of an Arab army led by Amr ibn al 'Aas sacking the city in 642 after the Byzantine a...
UNESCO publications, some good articles on the archaeology of Alexandria.