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Yes - and a different economic model for maintenance than the Library of Alexandria. In this case, the library didn't fail. The ecosystem around it did.
by mathattack 9y ago
Yes - and a different economic model for maintenance than the Library of Alexandria.
In this case, the library didn't fail. The ecosystem around it did.
- justadeveloper2 9y agoThe library burned down, iirc. Largely due to societal rot as you suggest--invasions, pestilence, and probably the deaths of the original founders and their vision did not translate to the following generations.