The Library of Alexandria (In Our Time)
283 BCE · Resource
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Library at Alexandria. Founded by King Ptolemy in the 3rd century BC the library was the first attempt to collect all the knowledge of the ancient world in one place.
On these timelines: In Our Time (BBC podcast), Resources: Combined
Around 283 BCE
- Qin Shi Huang unifies China (221 BCE)
- Second Punic War (218 BCE)
- Wars of the Diadochi (322 BCE)
- Reign of Alexander the Great (336 BCE)
- Han dynasty (202 BCE)
- Maurya Empire (322 BCE)
- Plato's Republic written (375 BCE)
- Punic Wars (264 BCE)
- Alexander the Great (356 BCE)
- Euclid's Elements (300 BCE)