The story of Alexandria is a myth—in fact a collection of myths and legends, sometimes competing with each other—to which the popular imagination continues to cling. The idea of a truly universal ...

The fabled Library of Alexandria is one of the most famous structures of the ancient world, up there with the Pyramids of Giza, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, and other architectural wonders ...

“But libraries, museums, and schools are fragile institutions; they cannot long survive violent assaults. A way of life was dying.” That quote is from Stephen Greenblatt’s book “The Swerve.” He’s ...

An Egyptian library with a heritage dating back over 2,000 years is set to build a high performance supercomputer in order to help academics perform scientific research with far more power than their ...

Introduction : Alexandria in history and myth / Roy MacLeod -- Pt. 1. Alexandria in history and myth. Ch. 1. Before Alexandria : libraries in the Ancient Near East / D. T. Potts ; Ch. 2. Alexandria : ...

In the 1200s, a Chinese official described Alexandria and its lighthouse in remarkable detail given the vast distance.

Polish archaeologists have unearthed 13 lecture halls believed to be the first traces ever found of ancient Egypt’s University of Alexandria, the head of the project said Wednesday. “This is the ...

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt -- The Bibliotheca Alexandrina, partly submerged in a pool of water, tries to live up to an ancient tradition. It stands where archaeologists believe the library of the Ptolemies ...

March 2027 - Register for 2027 and we will contact when confirmed details including dates and prices are available. Embark on an unforgettable journey through Egypt’s two most iconic cities Cairo and ...