Properties (116)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
ancient library
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| gptkbp:associated_with |
scholars and philosophers
the concept of a universal library the_Museum_of_Alexandria |
| gptkbp:casualties |
cultural destruction
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| gptkbp:collection |
scrolls and manuscripts
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| gptkbp:contributedTo |
the preservation of knowledge
|
| gptkbp:cultural_significance |
center of learning and scholarship
Hellenistic_culture |
| gptkbp:defeated |
war
fire multiple events neglect |
| gptkbp:famous_for |
the Great Library
its role in the preservation of ancient texts |
| gptkbp:founded |
3rd century BC
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| gptkbp:heldIn |
gptkb:Ptolemy
gptkb:Herodotus gptkb:Galileo Archimedes Aristotle Eratosthenes Homer Plato Euclid |
| gptkbp:historical_figure |
gptkb:Diodorus_Siculus
gptkb:Gregory_Nazianzen gptkb:Porphyry gptkb:René_Descartes gptkb:Athanasius_of_Alexandria gptkb:Philo_of_Alexandria gptkb:Cicero gptkb:Roger_Bacon gptkb:Sosigenes_of_Alexandria gptkb:John_Chrysostom gptkb:Thomas_Aquinas gptkb:Theon_of_Alexandria gptkb:Albert_Einstein gptkb:Friedrich_Nietzsche gptkb:Isaac_Newton gptkb:Sigmund_Freud gptkb:Stephen_Hawking gptkb:Gottfried_Wilhelm_Leibniz gptkb:Apollonius_of_Perga gptkb:Francis_Bacon gptkb:Gregory_of_Nyssa gptkb:Heron_of_Alexandria gptkb:Georg_Wilhelm_Friedrich_Hegel gptkb:Karl_Marx gptkb:Ptolemy_II_Philadelphus gptkb:Aulus_Gellius gptkb:Josephus gptkb:Ammianus_Marcellinus gptkb:Lucian_of_Samosata gptkb:Strabo gptkb:Tertullian gptkb:Plotinus gptkb:Eusebius gptkb:Hypatia Archimedes Eratosthenes Immanuel Kant Origen Augustine of Hippo Euclid Plutarch Basil of Caesarea Seneca Jerome Bede Clement of Alexandria Callimachus Alcuin Isidore of Seville |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
the Library of Alexandria
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
subsequent libraries
the preservation of knowledge the_development_of_libraries_in_the_Hellenistic_world |
| gptkbp:inspiration |
gptkb:the_Renaissance
modern libraries |
| gptkbp:is_a_center_for |
scientific research
philosophical debate the study of rhetoric the study of astronomy the study of mathematics the study of literature the study of geography the study of history the study of linguistics the study of medicine the study of philosophy the study of law the study of art literary activity cultural_exchange |
| gptkbp:is_a_hub_for |
translation of texts
|
| gptkbp:is_a_member_of |
gptkb:Ptolemy_I_Soter
|
| gptkbp:is_a_model_for |
future libraries
|
| gptkbp:is_a_place_for |
scholarly collaboration
|
| gptkbp:is_a_site_for |
intellectual pursuit
|
| gptkbp:is_a_source_of |
inspiration for historians
|
| gptkbp:is_a_subject_of |
historical debate
|
| gptkbp:is_a_symbol_of |
the quest for knowledge
|
| gptkbp:is_known_for |
its ambitious collection policies
|
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
the Ptolemaic dynasty's cultural initiatives
|
| gptkbp:landmark |
ancient civilization
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Alexandria,_Egypt
|
| gptkbp:mythology |
literature and history
|
| gptkbp:notableFor |
being one of the largest and most significant libraries of the ancient world
being one of the largest libraries of the ancient world |
| gptkbp:reduces |
Roman conquest
after_the_Roman_conquest_of_Egypt |
| gptkbp:symbolizes |
the loss of knowledge
|
| gptkbp:targets |
political conflict
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| gptkbp:visitedBy |
many ancient scholars
|
| gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for |
knowledge of the ancient world
|