[Pete from Shawnee Mission]

The first recorded instance of someone reading silently was by Augustine of Hippo, who came into a room and found Ambrose silently reading to himself. Until that time reading was done out loud.

[Antoninus]

The first recorded instance of someone reading silently was by Augustine of Hippo, who came into a room and found Ambrose silently reading to himself. Until that time reading was done out loud.

I have never heard that before. Do you have any citations to back that up? It's fascinating if true.