The Library of Alexandria
Scholars examine the scrolls of the library of Alexandria, the greatest collection of the ancient world, burnt in 47 and finally destroyed by Moslem general Amrou 22 December 640
Picture No
10002877
Media ID
47140160
Size
3483px x 3463px
(2.8MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Engraving by an unnamed artist in Spamer, Illustrirte Welt- geschichte
Date
298 BC
