The Golden Age of the Library of Alexandria (250–50 BCE)

250 BCE · İskenderiye, Mısır · cultural

The Library of Alexandria, estimated to have held 500,000–700,000 papyrus scrolls; Eratosthenes, Callimachus, Aristarchus; the project of collecting all the books in the world.

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What was The Golden Age of the Library of Alexandria (250–50 BCE)?
The Library of Alexandria, estimated to have held 500,000–700,000 papyrus scrolls; Eratosthenes, Callimachus, Aristarchus; the project of collecting all the books in the world.
When did The Golden Age of the Library of Alexandria (250–50 BCE) happen?
250 BCE
Where did The Golden Age of the Library of Alexandria (250–50 BCE) take place?
İskenderiye, Mısır