Question

What is the Library of Alexandria and why is it significant?

Answer 1

The Great Library of Alexandria in Alexandria, Egypt, was one of the largest and most significant libraries of the ancient world. ... Alexandria came to be regarded as the capital of knowledge and learning, in part because of the Great Library.

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Answer 2

The Library was built in the Brucheion (Royal Quarter) as part of the Mouseion. Its main purpose was to show off the wealth of Egypt, with research as a lesser goal, but its contents were used to aid the ruler of Egypt.