The origins of the Library of Alexandria are still debated by historians, but it was likely established around 295 B.C.E.

Alexandria is the second largest city in Egypt, with over five million inhabitants. As a political centre in ancient times, the former location of the renowned ancient Bibliotheca Alexandrina, and a ...

Once pearl of the Eastern Mediterranean, Alexandria, Egypt has long ... There is the elegant new library, for example, which the government built in 2002, and the ancient bars where silent men ...

Between North-East Africa and the Middle East lies Egypt ... it was home to the Alexandria lighthouse, one of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World, as well as an immense library that burnt down ...