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Library at Alexandria Discovered?

Posted by michael on from the overdue-books dept.

dustmote writes "According to the BBC, a Polish-Egyptian team believes they may have discovered the Library at Alexandria, including ancient lecture halls or auditoria, in the Bruchion region of the city. It's said by some that the burning of the library set civilization back as much as a thousand years."

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  1. Who knows? by exp(pi*sqrt(163)) · · Score: 1, Flamebait
    It's said by some that the burning of the library set civilization back as much as a thousand years
    Who knows? Maybe there was a book in there that might have been as detrimental to civilization as the Bible and by burning it we've been saved.
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    Doesn't it make you feel good to know that our freedoms are protected by politicans, lawyers and journalists.