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The Burning of the Library at Alexandria in 391 AD
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The Burning of the Library at Alexandria in 391 AD |
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English: The Burning of the Library at Alexandria in 391 AD, illustration from 'Hutchinsons History of the Nations', c.1910 (litho), Dudley, Ambrose (fl. 1920s) / Private Collection / The Stapleton Collection / The Bridgeman Art Library |
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| Date | circa 1910 | ||||||||||||||||
| Medium | lithograph | ||||||||||||||||
| Collection | Private collection | ||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | The Stapleton Collection | ||||||||||||||||
| Notes | Theodosius I (347-395 A.D.) was a zealous Christian and when he ordered the image of Serapis in Alexandria be destroyed, the Christians there burnt the valuable library housed in the Serapeum; | ||||||||||||||||
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Bridgeman Art Library: Object 357910 (1st version) |
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