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Ptolemy I
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The Library of Alexandria NEVER Burned
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Ptolemy I founded the library as part of his ambition to make Egypt the intellectual center of the world.
“He wanted Egypt to be this intellectual capital of the entire world. So, he started building this insane thing, okay? This is a library that tried to collect every written work ever made.”
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