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Sophie S.'s avatar

Didn't actually know we only had access to 1% of the ancient Greeks works. So the ones we are so excited about today may not have been the best ones, just the ones that survived 🤔

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Phil Robinson's avatar

Alicia, there is much debate about the demise of Alexandra's Library. https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/20453/did-christians-burn-the-great-library-of-alexandria

On another note, I read a blog yesterday about a bloke who'd just bought a cordless drill to do some maintenance on his farmhouse that was built in 1773! Sailors had only just started visiting NZ to plunder the seals and whales, and no-one was yet building seriously here.

It takes a certain faith and belief in the future, and substantial wealth, to build for permanence.

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Alicia McKay's avatar

Different library! I think Hadrian was the younger and smaller sibling of Alexandria. Also: imagine getting stuck into that kind of building history. I am nervous enough about screwing into my gib. Mind blown 🤯

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