The new library in Alexandria, Egypt, is vast and ambitious, but it may never resonate with any of the power of the great library of old, writes Amy E. Schwartz, who covers cultural issues for The ...

The Great Library of Alexandria was once the most famous center of learning in the ancient world. But what became of it? In this episode, we explore the final chapter of the library’s history—what ...

It has been a mere 2,000 years since this city’s great beacon of knowledge and learning -- its ancient library -- suffered one of history’s most famous fires. For a city with an eternal memory and the ...