Ptolemy II Philadelphus plans Alexandrian Library

19th-century illustration, "Philadelphus planning the Alexandrian Library." The Library of Alexandria in Egypt, founded in the third century B.C., housed an immense collection of ancient works.

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Image size: 11.6 Mpixels (33.3 MB uncompressed) - 3960x2935 pixels (13.2x9.8 in / 33.5x24.8 cm at 300 ppi)

Image keywords: 3rd-century-BC, Africa, Alexandria, Alexandrian Library, Ancient, Education-Social Issues, Egypt, Eon443, EonBudget, Greece, Hellenistic science, Illustrations, Library of Alexandria, Places-Landmarks, Ptolemy II Philadelphus, Roman Empire, librarians, museums