Articles relating to theLibrary of Alexandria, its history, and its depictions. It was one of the largest and most significantlibraries of the ancient world. Thelibrary was part of a larger research institution called theMouseion, which was dedicated to theMuses, the ninegoddesses of the arts. The idea of a universal library in Alexandria may have been proposed byDemetrius of Phalerum, an exiled Athenian statesman living in Alexandria, toPtolemy I Soter, who may have established plans for the Library, but the Library itself was probably not built until the reign of his sonPtolemy II Philadelphus.
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