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The loss of the library, which contained the original (and sometimes ''only'') copies of most of the ancient world's greatest works of literature, resulted in the decimation of ancient literature, and accounts for the modern paucity of ancient materials. Scholars estimate that historians now have only 1/10th of 1 percent of the ancient world's original source material to rely upon, as an almost exclusive result of the library's destruction.  As an example, among the material lost in the library was a first-hand account of the life of [[Alexander the Great]], written by his general and boyhood friend, [[Ptolemy]]. Historians know of the book's existence by a citation to it in a secondary source.

The loss of the library, which contained the original (and sometimes ''only'') copies of most of the ancient world's greatest works of literature, resulted in the decimation of ancient literature, and accounts for the modern paucity of ancient materials. Scholars estimate that historians now have only 1/10th of 1 percent of the ancient world's original source material to rely upon, as an almost exclusive result of the library's destruction.  As an example, among the material lost in the library was a first-hand account of the life of [[Alexander the Great]], written by his general and boyhood friend, [[Ptolemy]]. Historians know of the book's existence by a citation to it in a secondary source.

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[[Category:Egypt]]

[[Category:Egypt]]

[[category:Ancient Greece]]

[[Category:Ancient Greece]]

[[category:Wonders of the World]]

[[Category:Wonders of the World]]

[[Category:Libraries]]

[[Category:Libraries]]