What kind of information did it contain and where did the contents of the library end up?
2007-02-10 21:23:57 · 4 answers · asked by RON PAUL for President 2008 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
People who believe in Atlantis believe that part of the knowledge saved before the island's destruction was taken to Alexandria (other information was taken to places all over the world, including the Americas - a possible explination for the similarity in Egyptian and South American pyramids)
It was destroyed during the reign of Cleopatra VII when a fire started by Julius Cesear accidentally spread.
2007-02-11 04:32:15 · answer #1 · answered by Catsa 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it is assumed that the entire contents of the Great Library of Alexandria was burnt in the Great Fire when the city was sacked by the Romans.
IT is believed that the library contained ALL the knowledge of the Ancient civilizations. It is considered that knowledge, if preserved, would have led to the advancement of humanity and made us extremely further advanced ...
2007-02-11 06:24:52 · answer #2 · answered by max power 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
your three questions are like rocket science to answer
what was in the library-scholars and learning
contents=core information of the known world authors and sciences
what wasn't stolen in need was burned in a fire
2007-02-11 05:47:00 · answer #3 · answered by bev 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_of_alexandria
2007-02-11 05:32:42 · answer #4 · answered by Zoppy Mt 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋