Library at Alexandria in the Roman Period

If you've become enchanted or curious about libraries in Rome or the Alexandrian Library itself, you might want to read Alexandria (A Marcus Didius Falco Mystery) by Lindsey Davis (Aug 31, 2010). In this work of fiction, Falco and his wife investigate murders at the library at Alexandria. The reader learns all about the layout, librarians, researchers, and history of the building and its collection. Of course, we don't really know all that much about the library as you've discovered. Nevertheless, Davis writes a good mystery and includes as much historical fact as is known.

If you encounter other mysteries about libraries in the past, please send along some titles so I can add them to the blog and the syllabus.