According to legend, it was the Christian patriarch Theophilus who burned the library of Alexandria, which once contained most of humanity's knowledge. According to a decree issued by Emperor Theodosius of Constantinople in 391, all pagan temples were to be destroyed, and the library was partly located in a Serapis shrine.
The last ship from Alexandria
The last ship from Alexandria
The last ship from Alexandria
According to legend, it was the Christian patriarch Theophilus who burned the library of Alexandria, which once contained most of humanity's knowledge. According to a decree issued by Emperor Theodosius of Constantinople in 391, all pagan temples were to be destroyed, and the library was partly located in a Serapis shrine.