2,929 [BASIN] shadowsrmine [BASIN] Members 4,432 posts 18,033 battles Report post #1 Posted February 5, 2021 OK This is 'Officially the third possibly fourth' version of who burned the most famous Library and why 1st was the Moslims 2nd the Christians, These sources name Julius Caeser a possible fourth were Barbarians. I've begun to think nobody knows and everyones just blaming their favorite villain https://ehistory.osu.edu/articles/burning-library-alexandria 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,852 [CO-OP] HamptonRoads Members 5,102 posts 37,634 battles Report post #2 Posted February 5, 2021 Nice video. Thanks 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
59 [WOLF5] greenterror2112 Members 121 posts 25,179 battles Report post #3 Posted February 5, 2021 (edited) I always thought it was the vandals, hence the origin of the word. After watching the video, I think it's just simple human nature, being it took so many times and years to finish the job. Seems there's nothing new under the sun, even today...just different libraries. Edited February 5, 2021 by greenterror2112 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites