The Library of Alexandria

GPTKB entity

Properties (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Library
gptkbp:associatedWith Hellenistic period
Cultural exchange
Scrolls
Knowledge preservation
Intellectual hub
gptkbp:built Neglect
Political turmoil
Destruction of texts
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Hippocrates
gptkb:Herodotus
Archimedes
Aristotle
Plato
Euclid
gptkbp:defeated Ancient times
Fire
gptkbp:establishedIn 3rd century BC
gptkbp:famousFor Research and scholarship
The Great Library
The_Mouseion
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Ptolemy_I_Soter
gptkbp:hasInfluenceOn gptkb:Roman_Empire
Renaissance
Islamic Golden Age
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Library of Alexandria
gptkbp:influenced Architecture
Art
Astronomy
Botany
Engineering
Geography
Linguistics
Mathematics
Medicine
Zoology
Scientific method
Philosophical thought
History writing
gptkbp:influencedBy Greek_culture
gptkbp:inspiration Modern libraries
gptkbp:knownFor Collection of texts
Greatest library of the ancient world
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Alexandria
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Ptolemaic_Kingdom
gptkbp:promoted Literature
Philosophy
Science
gptkbp:servedIn Research institution
gptkbp:visitedBy Scholars