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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:library
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Library_of_Alexandria
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:Archimedes
gptkb:Euclid
gptkb:Callimachus
gptkb:Eratosthenes
gptkb:Hypatia
gptkb:Mouseion
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gptkbp:collectionSize
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estimated 40,000 to 400,000 scrolls
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:Egypt
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gptkbp:destroyedBy
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between 2nd century BCE and 3rd century CE
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gptkbp:established
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3rd century BCE
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gptkbp:famousFor
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scholarly research
largest library of the ancient world
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gptkbp:foundedBy
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gptkb:Ptolemy_II_Philadelphus
gptkb:Ptolemy_I_Soter
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Alexandria Library
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Islamic_Golden_Age
gptkb:Renaissance
Western scholarship
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gptkbp:legacy
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inspiration for modern libraries
symbol of lost knowledge
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Alexandria
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gptkbp:notableCollection
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gptkb:Greek
gptkb:Hebrew
gptkb:Persian
gptkb:Sanskrit
gptkb:Egyptian
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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gptkb:Julius_Caesar's_siege_of_Alexandria
gptkb:Muslim_conquest_of_Egypt
Theophilus's decree
destruction by fire
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gptkbp:purpose
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center of learning
collection of knowledge
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gptkbp:relatedOrganization
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gptkb:Bibliotheca_Alexandrina
gptkb:Serapeum_of_Alexandria
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gptkbp:status
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destroyed
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Alexandria,_Virginia
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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