Ulpian Library, Ancient Roman library in Forum of Trajan, Italy.
The Ulpian Library featured two separate levels with distinct sections housing extensive collections of Latin and Greek manuscripts behind bronze screens.
Emperor Trajan established this library in 114 CE, which continued operating until the fall of Rome in the mid-fifth century.
The library served as Rome's Public Record Office, preserving over 20,000 scrolls containing demographic records, senatorial decrees, and Caesar's autobiography.
The building incorporated high vaulted ceilings and strategically placed windows to maximize natural light for reading and manuscript preservation.
In 455 CE, Emperor Avitus ordered the installation of Didonius Apollinarius's bust within the library, marking one of its final documented alterations.
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