Library of Alexandria founded
300 BCE* · Event
Ptolemy I founds the Mouseion and library at Alexandria; ambition is to collect every book in the world.
On these timelines: Master, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Arts and Thoughts
Around 300 BCE
- Qin Shi Huang unifies China (221 BCE)
- Han dynasty (202 BCE)
- Mahabharata (400 BCE)
- Aristotle (384 BCE)
- Maurya Empire (322 BCE)
- Plato's Republic written (375 BCE)
- Alexander the Great (356 BCE)
- Punic Wars (264 BCE)
- Euclid's Elements (300 BCE)
- Reign of Ashoka the Great (268 BCE)