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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. Oh neato! by NanoGator · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's kind of embarrasingly, really. They knew which building it was in for ages, but it took them years to figure out they just had to smash through the big Roman numeral 10 on the floor.

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  2. Overheard in ancient Alexandria... by Spoing · · Score: 4, Funny

    1. PHB in toga:
    2. No, Akmed...we can't justify the cost of off-site backups. It's just too expensive!

    Afterwards, PHB got a raise for keeping it "reasonably" under budget. Imagine the loss if both copies were destroyed!!!

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  3. Address of Alexandria library by rossdee · · Score: 5, Funny

    A quick google found the library in Alexandria

    Douglas County Public Library
    720 Fillmore St
    Alexandria, MN 56308
    (320) 762-3014

    Thats about 50 miles from where I live.