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Ravenseye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-01-05 07:40 AM
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9. That was the first time and it was by accident
Edited on Mon Aug-01-05 07:40 AM by Ravenseye
The first person to get the blame for the destruction of the library was Julias Caesar in 48 BC. He was pursuing Pompey into Egypt and when he was cut off he ordered the ships in the harbor to be set on fire. The fire spread and destroyed the Egyptian fleet, but also spread and bruned down part of the city.

There were plenty of Caesar detractors though so if he actually were responsible for the burning of the library there would have been far more evidence. As it is there is none.
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