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Ancient clay tablets offer vivid portrait of Mesopotamian life
When a vast library of texts amassed by Mesopotamian King Ashurbanipal was burned to the ground about 2700 years ago, the ...
From ancient emperors to modern presidents, leaders have used libraries to cement their legacies
Beyond the handful of memorial libraries, many other ancient Roman public libraries were great cultural centers, including the Forum of Peace in Rome, dedicated by Emperor Vespasian; the Library of ...
The Register Citizen27d
From ancient emperors to modern presidents, leaders have used libraries to cement their legacies
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 ...
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The world’s oldest Jewish book is on display in New York City
Dating to the year 700 CE, the Afghan Liturgical Quire is on view at the Jewish Theological Seminary Library's exhibit, "Sacred Words: Revealing the Earliest Hebrew Book." ...
History Today1d
The Library of Ashurbanipal
Before the Library of Alexandria there was the Library of Ashurbanipal – an Assyrian king who collected the knowledge of ...
Fast Company26d
How presidential libraries mirror the legacy-building of emperors
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 ...