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The collapse of the Western part of the Roman Empire would qualify. No matter how much life went on as before in the rural parts (vide Auson and his Mosella, wh
by HarryHirsch 8y ago
The collapse of the Western part of the Roman Empire would qualify. No matter how much life went on as before in the rural parts (vide Auson and his Mosella, which tells of peace), the loss of scientific and cultural knowledge is just staggering.
Wikipedia has an article: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bücherverluste_in_der_Spätantike https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bücherverluste_in_der_Spätanti...
- ggm 8y agoI was really thinking about modern times. Post computer age. But your answer is interesting, and goes to the library of Alexandria I guess.