Library of Alexandria - Ptolemy VIII appointed a man named Cydas as head librarian

Time: 090s BC

Place: Alexandria, Egypt

Details: Several of the later Ptolemies used the position of the head librarian as a mere political plum to reward their most devoted supporters. Ptolemy VIII appointed a man named Cydas, one of his palace guards, as head librarian.

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