burning of the Library of Alexandria

GPTKB entity

Properties (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical event
gptkbp:aftermath decline_of_scholarship_in_Alexandria
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Julius_Caesar
the_decline_of_Hellenistic_culture
gptkbp:casualties gptkb:Roman_forces
gptkbp:contributedTo the Dark Ages
gptkbp:controversy historical accuracy
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspiration for literature
gptkbp:date circa 48 BC
gptkbp:depicts documentaries
films
novels
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Carl_Sagan
gptkb:Marcus_Aurelius
gptkb:Thucydides
gptkb:Cicero
gptkb:Zeno_of_Citium
gptkb:Ptolemy_XIII
gptkb:Sosigenes_of_Alexandria
gptkb:Mark_Antony
gptkb:Herodotus
gptkb:Isaac_Newton
gptkb:Stephen_Hawking
gptkb:Diogenes_of_Sinope
gptkb:Heron_of_Alexandria
gptkb:Aulus_Gabinius
gptkb:Galileo_Galilei
gptkb:Strabo
gptkb:Demetrius_of_Phaleron
gptkb:Hypatia
Aristotle
Epicurus
Eratosthenes
Plato
Socrates
Plutarch
Seneca
Octavian
Cleopatra VII
gptkbp:historicalRecords varied and often contradictory
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label burning of the Library of Alexandria
gptkbp:influenced subsequent libraries
gptkbp:inspiration modern discussions on censorship
gptkbp:is_linked_to the_spread_of_Islam
the_rise_of_Christianity
the_fall_of_the_Roman_Republic
gptkbp:location gptkb:Alexandria
gptkbp:lost_and_found historical records
literary works
philosophical texts
scientific works
gptkbp:mythology popular culture
gptkbp:significance loss of ancient knowledge