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Actio 2.4: Mapping Library History

THE LIBRARY OF ASHURBANIPAL

ASSYRIA

668 BCE -627 BCE

TEMPLES OF MESOPOTAMIA

NIPPUR, MESOPOTAMIA

500 BCE

LIBRARIES OF ALEXANDIRA

ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT

300 BCE

PERGAMON

LIBRARY

BURGAMA, TURKEY

197-159 BCE

VILLA

LIBRARIES

ITALY

138 BCE - 138 CE

GAIUS ASINIUS POLLIO’S LIBRARY

ROME, ITALY

39 BCE

LIS 580: History or libraries

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Spring 2020 / professor annette lamb

Submitted by Amy Coleman

ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTION (link here)

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To see the "big picture" of library history, it's useful to visualize the relationships among the various locations described in the readings. Create an infographic for ancient library history that includes a map(s) along with key locations, people, and events. No additional explanation or writing is needed. Simply share a PDF or JPG of your visual.

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