Episode #140- What Became of the Great Library of Alexandria? (Part II)
Our Fake History
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The Last Suspect in the Library of Alexandria
The final suspect in the case of the vanished library is the leader of the early moslem caliphate, the caliph omar. In six y eight a d the nascent empire being forged by the successors of the prophet mohammed was expanding rapidly beyond the borders of the arabian peninsula. The city of alex dria itself was captured by the arab general amru ibin il as al sami. As governor of egypt, amru also gained a reputation for tolerance. He maintained a very good relationship with the coptic christian patriarch of alexandria.
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