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HISTORYX Digital History Encyclopedia
ID EN Stage 10 - English edition

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3rd century BC

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  1. c. 285 BC - 642 AD

    The Library of Alexandria and the Ambition to Gather All World Knowledge

    Alexandria was founded by Alexander the Great in 331 BC on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt. After Alexander's death, his general Ptolemy took over Egypt and began a dynasty that…