What the Fire in the Library of Alexandria Didn’t Get
This section leads you to the real thing: digitised manuscripts and inscriptions of ancient scientific texts, as preserved in libraries, museums, and archives worldwide. From papyrus fragments and inked codices to carved epigraphs and clay tablets, these are the sources before the sources.
No commentary. No translation. Just ink, clay, stone, parchment — and centuries of transmission.
This page provides access to digital tools that will help you better understand the cultural, political and astronomical framework of the Ancient World. You will find here dictionaries, maps, astronomical guides, etc.
Exploring the Ancient World, One Click at a Time
Not every tool here belongs strictly to the sciences of antiquity — but all of them help unlock the ancient world. From digital maps and bibliographic databases to registries of ancient names — and even a few board games — these resources open new ways of navigating what the past has left us. Ancient science didn’t exist in isolation, and neither does the adventure of studying it.
Feel free to explore — the next discovery might just be a tool away.
