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 ...

“Blocking X in Brazil is like dropping a nuclear bomb on stan Twitter and the shutdown is already sending shockwaves through the entertainment and pop culture universe. With over 21 million monthly ...

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 ...

This was supposed to be a big week in the library world. The rebuilt great library of Alexandria, Egypt -- a $200 million facility that will house as many as 8 million books -- was scheduled to be ...

Nearly forgotten since they were taken in 1900, 13 handwritten affidavits relating the eyewitness accounts of the burning of Alexandria in 1864 during the Civil War were found among the many decades ...