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Inside The Rise And Fall Of The Library Of Alexandria, The Intellectual Center Of The Ancient World
The origins of the Library of Alexandria are still debated by historians, but it was likely established around 295 B.C.E. during the reign of Ptolemy I — and it was the center of knowledge in the ...
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See the Haunting Stone Face of a Ptolemaic Statue Unearthed Near the Ancient Egyptian City of Alexandria
As a team of French archaeologists excavated a seventh-century C.E. dwelling at Taposiris Magna, an ancient city located ...
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Stern, ill, bald: French archaeologists discover large Ptolemaic marble head at Taposiris Magna
Taposiris Magna, founded by Pharaoh Ptolemy II Philadelphus between 280 and 270 BCE, is an archaeological site on Egypt's northern coast. The city was designed with a square-shaped enclosure ...
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See the Haunting Stone Face of a Ptolemaic Statue Unearthed Near the Ancient Egyptian City of Alexandria
The city and temple were established by the pharaoh Ptolemy II Philadelphus between 280 and 270 B.C.E. in honor of the god. Dating to the Ptolemaic period, Taposiris Magna is a rich archaeological ...