ἀνθρώποισι πᾶσι μέτεστι γινώσκειν ἑωυτοὺς καὶ σωφρονεῖν.
In this post we present and analyze excerpts from Apollodorus‘ “Library“. Continue reading “Apollodorus’ description of an ancient expedition from the Aegean towards the Eastern Mediterranean which ends with the colonization of Egypt”
After Constantine the Great established the imperial library, other types of libraries started to appear as well. Continue reading “The Libraries in the Eastern Roman (‘Byzantine’) Empire (330-1453 AD)”
The foundations of a Roman building that is probably the oldest library in Germany have been uncovered in central Cologne in archaeological excavations during the construction of a new parish building for the Protestant church. Continue reading “Roman library found in the heart of Cologne”
Novo Scriptorium 