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Sep 2021
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La destrucción de la Biblioteca de Aleja...

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La total desaparición de los libros de la biblioteca alejandrina ha sido siempre un interrogante para los historiadores. ¿Fue la biblioteca víctima de un incendio en época de César, de la hostilidad de los cristianos o de los conquistadores musulmanes? 
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