Musaeum, also spelled Mouseion, of Alexandria (Ancient Greek: Μουσεῖον τῆς Ἀλεξανδρείας;
Latin: Musaeum Alexandrium), which arguably included the Library of Alexandria, was an institution
said to have been founded by Ptolemy I Soter and his son Ptolemy II Philadelphus. Root for the
modern usage of the word museum, Mouseion housed the muse...
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