48 BCE: Saving the Library of Alexandria’s Legacy
As flames engulf Alexandria’s Library, you hold the key to humanity’s wisdom.
A burning the Library of Alexandria with a librarian saving scrolls
In 48 BCE, during Julius Caesar’s siege of Alexandria, a fire threatens the Library of Alexandria, home to hundreds of thousands of scrolls across diverse subjects. The librarian, facing imminent destruction, must prioritize saving one section of texts, shaping the future of knowledge and civilization.
Which ancient texts will you save—mathematics, medicine, or philosophy—to ignite a new era or doom a legacy?
What if a single saved text reshaped the world, birthing an advanced ancient civilization or plunging it into ignorance?