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Well yes, the library was smaller.

• readarticle 6y ago
  And it was hardly the only one around at the time, many other libraries in many other Greek cities with Pergamum probably being the most notable.
  • kalium-xyz 6y ago
    The same can be said about the internet archive though.
    • drngdds 6y ago
      Can it? I don't know of any other public internet archive anywhere near the scale of the Wayback Machine.
      • kalium-xyz 6y ago
        Its not an argument on the scale of the operation but rather if alternatives exist. I am merely stating that burning down a library is not less of a loss if an alternative exists, especially seeing that you'd need to find the new archive and get awareness out about its new location.