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Episode #139- What Became of the Great Library of Alexandria? (Part I)

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The Egyptian Treasure Hunter's Dilemma

European adventurer tried to excavate cleopatra's palace in egypt. He dug a 12 meter deep trench, but it was constantly flooded by the water table. The project was quickly abandoned and he left Egypt for his home in athens. But later claimed that while mucking about with an ancient statue on another dig, he had discovered Cleopatra's head.

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