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The Library of Alexandria myth
Popular myth says many great ancient works were lost in a fire at the Library of Alexandria. In fact, it declined over centuries and any fires were minor.
The real lost library was in Nineveh.
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By contrast, the destruction of Ashurbanipal's library had real consequences: its extraordinary learning was lost to posterity until modern excavations.
Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 6
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