The Mysterious Fate of the Ancient Library of Alexandria

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Epaminondas

epiminondas writes:

There are a lot of theories about what happened to the great Library and Museum of Alexandria.  In fact there are three main theories.  But what is even more speculative are the fanciful ideas about what this library may have looked like…

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6 Responses to The Mysterious Fate of the Ancient Library of Alexandria

  1. Fabrizio del Wrongo says:
    November 16, 2013 at 10:43 am

    Wasn’t it designed by Frank Gehry?

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  3. Paleo Retiree says:
    November 18, 2013 at 12:58 pm

    Love the illustrations. I wonder how much there is to them — do they represent informed speculation or pure fantasy? Not that there’s anything wrong with fantasy!

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