Friday, May 28, 2004

Trying to return with some cool news, chapter two

According to the Greek newspaper Kathimerini for May 27, a Polish archaeological mission has discovered the first physical evidence of the University of Alexandria in ancient Egypt.

Earlier knowledge of the university came only through historical and literary documents. Now archaeologists have unearthed lecture halls used during the later years of the institution, which survived into the 7th century.

The destruction of the university's world-famous library is considered one of the great intellectual tragedies of history, with many ancient works lost permanently, their existence now known only through references to them (and sometimes only to their titles) in other volumes.

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