Vol. 16 No. 3 (1990): XVI - 1990, fascicolo 3
Articoli

Ἀποθῆκαι τῶν βίβλων (Cassio Dione XLII 38.2)

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  • Tiziano Dorandi
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/prometheus-15420

Published 2023-11-22

Keywords

  • Cassius Dio,
  • Alexandria’s fire,
  • ancient books

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Abstract

The βίβλοι destroyed by fire at Alexandria in 47 BC were in all likelihood not books, but blank papyrus rolls for export.

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