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what library was burn to the ground that was said to set mankind back thousands of years?

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  • Anonymous
    6 years ago

    You're probably thinking of the great library in Alexandria that was burned by Crusaders. It didn't set humankind that far back, but it was indeed a major - and pointless- loss.

  • Anonymous
    6 years ago

    The Library of Alexandria, which was located in the city of Alexandria in Egypt.

  • 6 years ago

    Library of Alexandria

    The library was created by Ptolemy I Soter, who was the successor of Alexander the Great.

    Historians cannot agree on the cause of the fire.

    http://www.ask-aladdin.com/Alex-Travel-Information...

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