The Library of Alexandria was the classical world’s greatest repository of knowledge. How much was lost when it vanished in late antiquity?
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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:13 Foundation of the library
2:09 Size and prestige of the library
3:39 Caesar’s fire
4:55 Late antique disasters
5:29 Destruction of the daughter library
5:59 Decay and dissolution
7:10 Significance of the library’s disappearance
8:45 Conclusion
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