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The creation of the Library of Alexandria is widely regarded as one of the great achievements in the history of humankind - a giant endeavour to amass all known
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The circulation of books was the motor of classical civilization. However, books were both expensive and rare, and so libraries - private and public, royal and
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The Library of Alexandria
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What Happened to the Ancient Library of Alexandria?
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This book aims at presenting a new discussion of primary sources by renowned scholars of the long disputed question of "What Happened to the Ancient Library of