What really happened to the Library of Alexandria? - Elizabeth Cox
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2,300 years ago, the rulers of Alexandria set out to fulfill a very audacious goal: to collect all the knowledge in the world under one roof. In its prime, the Library of Alexandria housed an unprecedented number of scrolls and attracted some of the Greek world’s greatest minds. But by the end of the 5th century CE, it had vanished. Elizabeth Cox details the rise and fall of this great building.
Can you think of any other quests for knowledge, either in historical or modern times?
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Elizabeth Cox
- Director Inna Phillimore
- Narrator Adrian Dannatt
- Content Producer Gerta Xhelo
- Editorial Producer Alex Rosenthal
- Associate Producer Bethany Cutmore-Scott, Elizabeth Cox
- Fact-Checker Francisco Diez
