40 Facts About the Glorious Rise and Brutal Fall of Constantinople

40 Facts About the Glorious Rise and Brutal Fall of Constantinople

Trista - July 11, 2019

40 Facts About the Glorious Rise and Brutal Fall of Constantinople
An illustration of the Imperial Library. Pinterest.

19. Sadly, It Fell Like Every Other Great Library

In a tragic display of human malevolence, every Great Library of the world has been burned. From the Library of Alexandria to the Imperial Library of Constantinople, invading armies have always sought to destroy the wisdom and history of their vanquished foes. Thankfully, enough residents of Constantinople survived its fall and fled to other cities, spreading some of the knowledge of the library and keeping it alive.

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