Library of Alexandria - Aristarchus of Samothrace
Time: 150s BC
Place: Alexandria, Egypt
Details: Aristarchus of Samothrace (lived c. 216–c. 145 BC) was the sixth head librarian.
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116 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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180 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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270s BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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170 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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Jan, 27 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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48 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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80 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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58 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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323 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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55 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
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Ptolemaic Kingdom-Ptolemy III had introduced an important innovation
238 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
![Ptolemaic Kingdom-Ptolemy took the title of King](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Eagle of Zeus, Ptolemaic mint](https://historydraft.com/files/7a1189ef-5d7f-45d6-a677-88c30e1b96f8.160.webp)
Ptolemaic Kingdom-Ptolemy took the title of King
305 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
![Cleopatra-The Ptolemaic army](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Cleopatra and Caesar](https://historydraft.com/files/543b7c9b-7a2d-430f-a9b7-b52ff48633ac.160.webp)
Cleopatra-The Ptolemaic army
030s BC - Alexandria, Egypt
![Cleopatra-The debt owed to Rome by the Ptolemies fell](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Cleopatra and Caesar](https://historydraft.com/files/543b7c9b-7a2d-430f-a9b7-b52ff48633ac.160.webp)
Cleopatra-The debt owed to Rome by the Ptolemies fell
49 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
![Ptolemaic Kingdom-Ptolemy shared rule ith his son Ptolemy II](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Eagle of Zeus, Ptolemaic mint](https://historydraft.com/files/7a1189ef-5d7f-45d6-a677-88c30e1b96f8.160.webp)
Ptolemaic Kingdom-Ptolemy shared rule ith his son Ptolemy II
Sunday Sep 13, 285 at 07:23:00 AM BC - Alexandria, Egypt
![Ptolemaic Kingdom-Ankhmakis forces nearly drove the Ptolomys](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Eagle of Zeus, Ptolemaic mint](https://historydraft.com/files/7a1189ef-5d7f-45d6-a677-88c30e1b96f8.160.webp)
Ptolemaic Kingdom-Ankhmakis forces nearly drove the Ptolomys
185 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
![Ptolemaic Kingdom-Gymnasium of the local in the Ptolemaic era](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Eagle of Zeus, Ptolemaic mint](https://historydraft.com/files/7a1189ef-5d7f-45d6-a677-88c30e1b96f8.160.webp)
Ptolemaic Kingdom-Gymnasium of the local in the Ptolemaic era
130s BC - Alexandria, Egypt
![Cleopatra-Roman interventionism in Egypt](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Cleopatra and Caesar](https://historydraft.com/files/543b7c9b-7a2d-430f-a9b7-b52ff48633ac.160.webp)
Cleopatra-Roman interventionism in Egypt
81 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
![Cleopatra-Octavian's forces invaded Egypt](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Cleopatra and Caesar](https://historydraft.com/files/543b7c9b-7a2d-430f-a9b7-b52ff48633ac.160.webp)
Cleopatra-Octavian's forces invaded Egypt
30 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
![Ptolemaic Kingdom-Cleopatra III was a queen of Egypt](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Eagle of Zeus, Ptolemaic mint](https://historydraft.com/files/7a1189ef-5d7f-45d6-a677-88c30e1b96f8.160.webp)
Ptolemaic Kingdom-Cleopatra III was a queen of Egypt
142 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
![Ptolemaic Kingdom-Alexandria became the capital](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Eagle of Zeus, Ptolemaic mint](https://historydraft.com/files/7a1189ef-5d7f-45d6-a677-88c30e1b96f8.160.webp)
Ptolemaic Kingdom-Alexandria became the capital
320s BC - Alexandria, Egypt
![Ptolemaic Kingdom-Hugronaphor proclaimed himself Pharoah](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Eagle of Zeus, Ptolemaic mint](https://historydraft.com/files/7a1189ef-5d7f-45d6-a677-88c30e1b96f8.160.webp)
Ptolemaic Kingdom-Hugronaphor proclaimed himself Pharoah
205 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
![Ptolemaic Kingdom-Ptolemy III Euergetes was the third pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Eagle of Zeus, Ptolemaic mint](https://historydraft.com/files/7a1189ef-5d7f-45d6-a677-88c30e1b96f8.160.webp)
Ptolemaic Kingdom-Ptolemy III Euergetes was the third pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt
246 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
![Ptolemaic Kingdom-Ptolemy IX driven out by his mother](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Eagle of Zeus, Ptolemaic mint](https://historydraft.com/files/7a1189ef-5d7f-45d6-a677-88c30e1b96f8.160.webp)
Ptolemaic Kingdom-Ptolemy IX driven out by his mother
107 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
![Ptolemaic Kingdom-Cleopatra and Caesarion left Alexandria](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Eagle of Zeus, Ptolemaic mint](https://historydraft.com/files/7a1189ef-5d7f-45d6-a677-88c30e1b96f8.160.webp)
Ptolemaic Kingdom-Cleopatra and Caesarion left Alexandria
45 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
![Ptolemaic Kingdom-Ptolemy V Epiphanes Eucharistos was the King of Ptolemaic Egypt](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Eagle of Zeus, Ptolemaic mint](https://historydraft.com/files/7a1189ef-5d7f-45d6-a677-88c30e1b96f8.160.webp)
Ptolemaic Kingdom-Ptolemy V Epiphanes Eucharistos was the King of Ptolemaic Egypt
204 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
![Cleopatra-Sosigenes of Alexandria](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Cleopatra and Caesar](https://historydraft.com/files/543b7c9b-7a2d-430f-a9b7-b52ff48633ac.160.webp)
Cleopatra-Sosigenes of Alexandria
Sunday Jan 1, 45 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
![Cleopatra-Cleopatra seemed to have attempted a short-lived alliance with Ptolemy XIV](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Cleopatra and Caesar](https://historydraft.com/files/543b7c9b-7a2d-430f-a9b7-b52ff48633ac.160.webp)
Cleopatra-Cleopatra seemed to have attempted a short-lived alliance with Ptolemy XIV
50 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
![Muhammad Ali of Egypt-Death](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Muhammad Ali Pasha](https://historydraft.com/files/7356dc4b-ae73-4385-8d0d-1433d0abbc13.160.webp)
Muhammad Ali of Egypt-Death
Thursday Aug 2, 1849 - Ras el-Tin Palace, Alexandria, Egypt
![Ptolemaic Kingdom-Auletes was driven out by the Alexandrian mob](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Eagle of Zeus, Ptolemaic mint](https://historydraft.com/files/7a1189ef-5d7f-45d6-a677-88c30e1b96f8.160.webp)
Ptolemaic Kingdom-Auletes was driven out by the Alexandrian mob
58 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
![Cleopatra-Antony did not begin fell in love with Cleopatra until 41 BC](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Cleopatra and Caesar](https://historydraft.com/files/543b7c9b-7a2d-430f-a9b7-b52ff48633ac.160.webp)
Cleopatra-Antony did not begin fell in love with Cleopatra until 41 BC
41 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
![Ptolemaic Kingdom-Alexander the Great invaded Egypt](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Eagle of Zeus, Ptolemaic mint](https://historydraft.com/files/7a1189ef-5d7f-45d6-a677-88c30e1b96f8.160.webp)
Ptolemaic Kingdom-Alexander the Great invaded Egypt
332 BC - Egypt
![Cleopatra-Cleopatra's death](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Cleopatra and Caesar](https://historydraft.com/files/543b7c9b-7a2d-430f-a9b7-b52ff48633ac.160.webp)
Cleopatra-Cleopatra's death
Saturday Aug 10, 30 BC - Alexandria, Egypt
![Ptolemaic Kingdom-Serapis a new god](/assets/placeholder.png)
![Eagle of Zeus, Ptolemaic mint](https://historydraft.com/files/7a1189ef-5d7f-45d6-a677-88c30e1b96f8.160.webp)
Ptolemaic Kingdom-Serapis a new god
300s BC - Alexandria, Egypt