Our Fake History cover image

Episode #140- What Became of the Great Library of Alexandria? (Part II)

Our Fake History

00:00

The Great Library

Plutarch is the only writer we know of that clearly identifies the great library as being consumed by the fire. In recent years, italian classicist luciano confora has been a full throated defender of caesar on this count. Canfora goes on to point out that historians cassius, dio, orosius and the poet lucan, all agree that caesar's fire only destroyed buildings near the harbor.

Transcript
Play full episode

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app