Burning Books: What Really Happened to the Great Library of Alexandria
Burning Books: What Really Happened to the Great Library of Alexandria
19C illustration of the Great Library
The Great Library of Alexandria conjures images of bearded scholars strolling marble halls, studying rolls of papyri at large wooden tables, or arguing with colleagues under covered walkways. The loss of “the world’s knowledge” through wanton destruction is a metaphor for the coming of the Dark Ages in Europe. But what was the Great Library really and how was it destroyed? (more…)
