To: mnehring
Imagine how much was lost of the Alexandrian library due to one fire. IMO the greatest historical loss in human history.
10 posted on
10/07/2009 6:52:56 PM PDT by
MaxMax
(Obama can't play in the Olympic reindeer games)
To: MaxMax
Imagine how much was lost of the Alexandrian library due to one fire.Probably not that much. Most of it was on perishable papyrus and what hadn't been filched by early Christians had pretty much turned to compost due to water damage well before any fires.
17 posted on
10/07/2009 7:09:52 PM PDT by
hinckley buzzard
(Truth--The liberal's Kryptonite)
To: MaxMax
No, that would be the Colts and Johnny Unitas losing to Joe Namath in 1969, or Bill Buckner letting the ball go through his legs in 1986. /sarc>
Cheers!
31 posted on
10/07/2009 8:10:55 PM PDT by
grey_whiskers
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