The Library of Alexandria
Across
- 2. What came after the destruction of the Library and the fall of Rome?
- 4. Who created the Library?
- 6. a military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building with the aim of compelling those inside to surrender.
- 9. What did it begin as?
- 12. Author of the Iliad and the Odyssey.
- 13. Who permanently worked there?
- 14. It was a place where scientists, ____________ and poets
- 15. What period following the Dark Ages saw an increase in advancements in society?
- 16. works by Homer, Plato and _______ were featured in the Library
Down
- 1. Located on the shore of which sea?
- 3. Who was said to destroy the Library?
- 5. An Egyptian king/queen
- 7. 70, 000 ________ _______ were stored at the Library
- 8. religious text
- 10. What religious group is theorised to have destroyed the Library?
- 11. What country is Alexandria located in
- 14. What did scholars collect?