The Library of Alexandria, the greatest library in antiquity, which by some estimates contained half a million scrolls, was destroyed.
The Catholic Church was responsible for the destruction of many writings they found to be somehow objectionable.
Almost all the great authors we know of from the ancient world had writings that were lost, and for some authors all we have are legends of how great their work was. Those are the ones I'd most be interested to find.
The Catholic Church was responsible for the destruction of many writings they found to be somehow objectionable.
Almost all the great authors we know of from the ancient world had writings that were lost, and for some authors all we have are legends of how great their work was. Those are the ones I'd most be interested to find.