It reflects on the evolution of libraries from ancient times, highlighting key figures like Aristotle and Gutenberg, and the transition from papyrus to modern books. The narrative emphasizes the ...

Beyond the handful of memorial libraries, many other ancient Roman public libraries were great cultural centers, including ...

The "Dead Sea Scrolls" exhibit, announced at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum, features ancient Jewish ...

but by an ancient library in the Egyptian city of Alexandria, circa 283 BC? Named after Alexander the Great, the city of Alexandria was once home to the world’s greatest archive of knowledge.

The Greek coins were struck by some of the most powerful city-states and rulers of the ancient world, such as Athens, Corinth and Alexander the Great. The coins were donated in 1935 to the UB ...

As a scholar of libraries in the Greek and Roman world, I was struck by the similarities between presidential and ancient libraries – some of which were explicitly designed to honor deceased ...

The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley, California, has a new exhibit that offers visitors a deeper understanding of ancient Judaism and the early foundations of ...

a great library in the center of Rome, was founded by Emperor Trajan, who ruled around the turn of the second century C.E. Referenced often by ancient authors, it could have been the first such ...