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'''Discover the history of the [[Library of Alexandria|greatest library]] in antiquity and learn about the great minds of the ancient world.'''

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|-|Introduction=
[[File:DTAE_Alexandria_Center_(with_library).png|thumb|250px|Alexandria Center (with library)]]
Near the district of royal palaces and within the Mouseion was the most famous library of all Antiquity.

The Library of Alexandria was built to house all of human knowledge.

At its pinnacle the library was believed to contain over 700,000 parchments.

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|-|Recreating the Great Library=
[[File:DTAE_Library_of_Celsus_in_Ephesus.png|thumb|250px|Library of Celsus (Ephesus) / Roman Period]]
(Behind the scenes)<br><br>Throughout the centuries, fires and wars between [[Christianity]] and paganism destroyed the library, leaving nothing behind.

The loss of the building, and more importantly its vast collection, is immeasurable.

As no descriptions are available, the team's rendition of the Library of Alexandria was inspired by the visuals of the {{Wiki|Library of Celsus|library of Celsus}} at {{Wiki|Ephesus}}.

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|-|Building a Collection=
[[File:ACO Alexandria Library Concept Art.jpg|thumb|250px|Library of Alexandria]]
While much of the collection was purchased at the government's expense, the library also obtained books through other means.

Any books owned by travelers coming through the city were seized to be copied for the library. The copy would then be returned to the owner and the original entered into the library's collection.

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|-|The Great Minds of Alexandria=
[[File:Plato's_Academy_mosaic.jpg|thumb|250px|Plato's Academy mosaic]]
Alexandria offered unrivaled intellectual and cultural attractions. Eminent scholars from [[Athens]], [[Rhodes]] and other [[Greece|Greek]] centers traveled to the city to learn and engage with other free thinkers.

Both the Mouseion and the Library were at the center of groundbreaking ideas, and creative expression.

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|-|School of Thoughts=
[[File:DTAE_Auditorium_-_Raphaëlle_Deslandes.png|thumb|250px|Auditorium]]
The great minds of antiquity were usually well versed in many disciplines, which were often associated with specific schools of thoughts. The {{Wiki|Peripatetic school|Peripatetics}}, the {{Wiki|Stoicism|Stoics}} and the {{Wiki|Cynicism (philosophy)|Cynics}} were among the most well-known schools of the time.

It is clear that Alexandria lived up to its fundamental role as a city for intellectuals, nurturing many great minds whose impact reverberates through our modern world.

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|-|Hypatia (c. 350/370-415 CE)=
[[File:DTAE_Statute_of_draped_woman.png|thumb|250px|Draped woman (Statuette found in Alexandra) / 3rd century BCE]]
[[Hypatia of Alexandria]] was a Greek mathematician, philosopher, astronomer and inventor.

Though born in Greece, she eventually migrated to Alexandria, like many great minds of the time. Itis there that she became the head of the {{Wiki|Neoplatonism|Neoplatonist}} School of Alexandria.

From most accounts, she was highly respected by her fellow Alexandrians, both as a teacher and a philosopher.

With her death, the age of great ancient scientific discoveries came to an end.

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|-|Kallimachos (c.310-240 BCE)=
[[File:DTAE_Marble_statue_of_draped_man.png|thumb|250px|Marble statue of a draped seated man (possibly Kallimachos) / 1st century BCE]]
[[Kallimachos]] was born in Cyrene and educated in Athens. After his studies, he moved to Alexandria to work in the Great Library.

A poet and a critic, he strongly rejected the epic format of [[Homer|Homeric]] poems, and instead fervently supported a shorter, more judiciously formulated style of poetry.

His epigrams and elegiac poems were emulated by later poets. His work was extremely popular, second only to Homer's own works.

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|-|Euclid (c. 4th-3rd century BCE)=
[[File:DTAE_Potrait_of_Euclid.png|thumb|250px|Euclid, founder of geometry, 300 BCE / 18th Century]]
It was in Alexandria that mathematician [[Euclid]], the father of geometry, wrote The Elements, laying out the foundational work of what would become modern algebra and number theory.

Euclidean geometry would become one of the most influential systems in the evolution of mathematics.

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|-|Eratosthenes (c.276-195 BCE)=
[[File:DTAE_Map_of_the_World.png|thumb|250px|Map of the world by Eratosthenes of Cyrene, circa 240 BCE / 1803]]
How do you calculate the circumference of the Earth? With a camel, two sticks and shadows cast by the sun.

This is what [[Eratosthenes]] of [[Cyrene]], described in his principal work, Geography, while he was director of the Great Library of Alexandria.

He is credited for the invention of the armillary sphere, around 250 BCE.

|-|The Zodiac Krikotoi=
[[File:DTAE_Armillary_sphere.png|thumb|250px|Armillary sphere made by Jean-Baptiste Delure & Jean Pigeon, Dauphin's Chamber]]
The eartiest known and most complete armillary sphere of antiquity was the Meteoroskopion of Alexandria, with an imposing nine rings, compared to the three or four of most other astrolabes.

Known as the Zodiac Krikotoi amongst the Greeks, the Meteoroskopion was used to determine the location of celestial bodies around the Earth.

Every self-respecting astronomer of antiquity would have sought to use this tool to better understand the celestial movements.

|-|Pythagoras (c.570-495 BCE)=
[[File:DTAE_Pythagoras_teaching.png|thumb|250px|The philosopher Pythagoras, shown teaching / 1463]]
[[Pythagoras]] of [[Samos]] was a well-known and respected philosopher and mathematician. He is best known for the Pythagorean theorem.

However, there is proof that the theorem existed in [[Babylonia]] and [[India]] long before Pythagoras was born, casting some doubts as to who exactly originated the theorem.

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