The Guardians of the Great Library
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The Guardians of the Great Library were a special organization founded by Cleopatra to protect the unique book collection of the Library of Alexandria. Still in operation centuries later, the Guardians had extensive parchment copies made of the contents of the library, which were shipped to Byzantium, Greece around 400 AD, to become known as the Library of Constantinople.
When
- First attested
- 400 CE
- Attested period
- 400 – 400
- Historical notes
- Parchment copies shipped to Byzantium, Greece.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- General Snozzie
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Unfortunately, it turns out that the scrolls have long crumbled to dust. Cleopatra had however founded a special organization, "The Guardians of the Great Library", to protect the unique book collection. Still in operation centuries later, the Guardians had extensive parchment copies made of the contents of the library”
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