The library at Alexandria wasn't burned for religious reasons. It's not clear that it burned at all, or whether this is legendary. The earliest story is that Ju

The library at Alexandria wasn't burned for religious reasons. It's not clear that it burned at all, or whether this is legendary. The earliest story is that Julius Caesar set fire to some ships and the fire accidentally spread. Stories of the library being burned by religious zealots are much later and likely fabrications: http://bede.org.uk/library.htm http://bede.org.uk/library.htm.