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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_of_Alexandria https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_of_Alexandria
by yawndex 1y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_of_Alexandria https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_of_Alexandria
- outside1234 1y agoYes, so assuming this was a historical reference, and that some sort of digital equivalent has not been formed there. :)
- jazzyjackson 1y agoBibliotheca Alexandria installed a mirror of the Internet Archive in 2007, it's unclear from a brief googling if the relationship was sustained https://www.bibalex.org/en/News/Details?DocumentID=1550&Keywords https://www.bibalex.org/en/News/Details?DocumentID=1550&Keyw...
- mburns 1y agoiirc, Library of Alexandria's collection grew from making copies of books brought into port by sailors. So, there are definitely some loose historical parallels to draw.
- Kim_Bruning 1y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibliotheca_Alexandrina https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibliotheca_Alexandrina Direct link for the New Library of Alexandria.