Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Library_of_Constantinople
TIL the Imperial Library of Constantinople held thousands of ancient Roman and Greek texts for ~1000 years. Most of the library was lost over time due to war and fires, with the Archimedes Palimpsest a notable survivor
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Just as sad as the destruction of the Library of Alexandra.