Re: VMs: Hello to all...

[dangibson@xxxxxxxxxxxx]

> I wonder if anyone is aware of the existence of
> a mosque or similar building with nine circular
> areas as on the rosettes page, where each
> room/area is dedicated to a particular science.
>
> This could be in terms of illustrations/inscriptions,
> or in terms of 'dedication'. I have had this nagging
> feeling (like deja-vu) for a long time now and cannot
> pin it down.


Hey Rene, could that building be the Library in Alexandria or the Museum in 
Alexandria? Alexandria was the center for learning in the ancient world for 
many centuries, and was often at the center of ancient maps.  If this is the 
case, then the round "cannon looking things" in the drawing would be the 
ends of scrolls.  Aulus Gellius and Ammianus Marcellinus speak of 700,000 
scrolls in the Library.

So this drawing could easily be the layout of the Library. There are nine 
distinct buildings (could they be stories?). Each building seems to be 
labelled as to what was located in each section. The center circle would 
represent the Great Hall at the center of the library. There is more info 
found on my webpage:

http://nabataea.net/alex.html and also 
http://nabataea.net/TreasuryMystery.html

There are lots of other similar pages on the web as well. But no one has 
ever seen a floor plan for the library, and it has not yet been discovered 
(although it has been rebuilt according to someone's dream). I don't think 
that they had an actual floor plan to work by.

Anyway, it is an interesting idea. What can this group dig up about the 
Library in Alexandria? Was there a similar building in existence in Baghdad 
during the years 800 - 1200 AD? Just a thought.

Dan 


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