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1 day ago · Very little is known about the Library of Alexandria during the time of the Roman Principate (27 BC – 284 AD). The emperor Claudius (ruled 41–54 AD) is recorded to have built an addition onto the Library, but it seems that the Library of Alexandria's general fortunes followed those of the city of Alexandria itself.
- Libraries of The Ancient World
Casson concludes that the library was likely destroyed by...
- Imperial Library of Constantinople
The Imperial Library of Constantinople, in the capital city...
- Eratosthenes of Cyrene
Eratosthenes of Cyrene (/ ɛr ə ˈ t ɒ s θ ə n iː z /; Greek:...
- Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Bibliotheca Alexandrina Bibliotheca Alexandrina. The...
- List of Destroyed Libraries
Birmingham Central Library destroyed by fire, 1879 The urn...
- Zenodotus
F. A. Wolf, Prolegomena ad Homerum, section 43 (1859...
- Palmyrene Invasion
The Palmyrene invasion of Egypt occurred in the summer, or...
- Libraries of The Ancient World
2 days ago · It is related to the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, which focuses on the benefits, graces, and merits of the Cross, rather than Jesus Christ's death. Good Friday is a Christian holy day observing the crucifixion of Jesus and his death at Calvary. It is observed during Holy Week as part of the Paschal Triduum.
1 day ago · The first inscriptions on UNESCO's Memory of the World Register were made in 1997. By creating a compendium of the world’s documentary heritage, including manuscripts, oral traditions, audio-visual materials, library and archive holdings, the program aims to promote the exchange of information among experts and raise resources for the preservation, digitization, and dissemination of ...
5 days ago · Founded in 1768, The Encyclopedia Britannica is a general knowledge English-language encyclopedia. It is written by about 100 full-time editors and more than 4,000 contributors, including 110 Nobel Prize winners and five American presidents. The 2010 version of the 15th edition, which spans 32 volumes and 32,640 pages, was the last printed ...
1 day ago · The history of the Internet has its origin in the efforts of scientists and engineers to build and interconnect computer networks.The Internet Protocol Suite, the set of rules used to communicate between networks and devices on the Internet, arose from research and development in the United States and involved international collaboration, particularly with researchers in the United Kingdom and ...
2 days ago · Nepal is a multi-ethnic, multi-lingual, multi-religious and multi-cultural state, with Nepali as the official language. The name "Nepal" is first recorded in texts from the Vedic period of the Indian subcontinent, the era in ancient Nepal when Hinduism was founded, the predominant religion of the country.
4 days ago · Anglican Episcopal Church of Brazil – 0.1 million [65] Anglican Church of Mexico – 0.1 million. Church of the Province of South East Asia – 0.1 million. Anglican Church of Korea – 0.1 million [66] Spanish Reformed Episcopal Church – 0.005 million. Lusitanian Catholic Apostolic Evangelical Church – 0.005 million.
