The End of the Library of Alexandria

391 CE · İskenderiye · cultural

A Christian crowd in Alexandria burned the pagan temple of the Serapeum; the last part of the library perished at that time.

The first great burning had taken place in the time of Caesar (48 BCE). | It is remembered as one of the greatest destructions of knowledge in antiquity, though in reality it was a slow, gradual process.

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What was The End of the Library of Alexandria?
A Christian crowd in Alexandria burned the pagan temple of the Serapeum; the last part of the library perished at that time.
When did The End of the Library of Alexandria happen?
391 CE
Where did The End of the Library of Alexandria take place?
İskenderiye