The Library of Alexandria was one of the largest and most significant libraries of the ancient world.
Why it is true
Founded in the third century BC in Egypt, it was a center of knowledge that gathered the greatest intellectuals of the time, storing hundreds of thousands of scrolls before its eventual destruction.
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