LeoniekeIn praise of books, knowledge, libraries and librarians:
Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics
Alexandria: The Library
The founders of the library were ambitious: they wanted nothing less than to collect all the books in the world. They were willing to pay huge sums, but they were also ruthless and unscrupulous. The Ptolemies would write to fellow rulers and wealthy friends and ask to borrow their priceless texts. Then the library would copy the scrolls, and return the copies. Or alternatively they'd just steal them.
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