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Libraries have been around as long as civilization. As archeological evidence builds, more and more libraries are found. |
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Innvista has a list of ancient libraries by geographical region. |
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The library of Assurbanipal |
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Kotinos also has a nice article on The library of Assurbanipal. |
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A brief paper on Assurbanipal is from a university site. |
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And, of course, there is a Wikipedia article on this ancient library. |
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Library at Alexandria |
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Wikipedia has an article on the Library of Alexandria with many references at the end of the article. |
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This article "The ancient library of Alexandria and the re-built of the modern one" by Sameh M. Arab. |
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Roman libraries |
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This Greek site Kotinos has a brief article on Ancient Roman libraries. |
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A Brief History of Roman Libraries is an article by Javier Rodriguez from the "Illustrated History of the Roman Empire." |
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A paper on ancient libraries of Greece and Rome, Ancient Libraries of Greece and Rome: A Summary of Research Findings 1999 by Jacalyn C. Spoon. |
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Books |
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The Vanished Library: A Wonder of the Ancient World by Luciano Canfora, translated by Martin Ryle; Published by the University of California Press, 1989. |
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This tightly written book is about the Ancient Library at Alexandria. |
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