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Come visit Miriam in first century CE Alexandria.

Come to Miriam’s Alexandria, a first century city second only to Rome.

Venture with Miriam into the claustrophobic underbelly of Alexandria at night.

Come visit Miriam in first century CE Alexandria.

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the MIRIAM BAT ISAAC

Mystery Series

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Welcomes you to

A chamber in The Great Library

In Chapter 24 of THE DEADLIEST LIE, Miriam recalls when her tutor first took her to The Great Library and she saw the scholars engrossed in their papyri as beams of sunlight streamed through the arched clerestory windows. Can you spot the base of The Pharos Lighthouse through the window on the left? (NYPL Digital Gallery)