On the death of Attalus III, which also ended the royal library ambitions, the existence of Aristotelian library was disclosed, and it was purchased by Apellicon and returned to Athens in about .
ɔnðə dˈɛθ ʌv ɐtˈæləs ɹˌoʊmən θɹˈiː, wˌɪtʃ ˈɔːlsoʊ ˈɛndᵻd ðə ɹˈɔɪəl lˈaɪbɹɛɹi æmbˈɪʃənz, ðɪ ɛɡzˈɪstəns ʌv ˌæɹɪstoʊtˈiːliən lˈaɪbɹɛɹi wʌz dɪsklˈoʊzd, ænd ɪt wʌz pˈɜːtʃɪst baɪ ˈeɪpɪlˌɪkən ænd ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tʊ ˈæθᵻnz ɪn ɐbˈaʊt .