Library of alexandria

Artist's depiction of what the Library of Alexandria looked like

Inside of Library (Image: ArtStation/Raphaelle Deslandes)

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The Royal Library of Ashurbanipal has sometimes been described as the ‘first library’ in the world, or the ‘oldest surviving royal library in the world’. The library was discovered by archaeologists who were excavating at the site of Nineveh, today known as Kuyunjik.

Few people in the ancient world could read or write. Even many kings and emperors needed to employ special scribes to make records of their orders and achievements. Unsurprisingly, then, libraries were few on the ground. But those libraries that did exist were often magnificent. Rulers used them to showcase…

3D modeling, construction and level art of Great Library of Alexandria Created exterior and interior of the Great Library UV mapping for materials

First Public Library in Greece, and Great Library of Alexandria The Athenian tyrant, Peisistratos, was said to have founded the first major public...