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Did libraries exist in ancient times?

A library is an attempt to bring together everything written by a person. The first efforts in this direction were made long before the birth of Christ.

Scientists who excavated Ur, the city of the patriarch Abraham, discovered clay tablets with inscriptions. They date back to 800 BC. e. and can be considered the first library. In 600 BC. e. the Mesopotamians had well-organized libraries in their temples and palaces. The "books" in them were clay tablets. Thousands of such tablets have been collected by theme in temples and palaces. These collections were the first true libraries.

The Egyptians also had libraries. They were created in temples, priests took care of them. The books were in the form of rolls made from papyrus.

But the most famous library of ancient times was assembled in Alexandria, Egypt. It was formed in 300 BC. e. These were the first attempts to collect all Greek literature. It contained at least 700 papyrus scrolls, which were cataloged and completely organized - just like in modern libraries. The Romans were not interested in libraries at first. But the Greeks inspired them and they created a system of public libraries. The wealthy citizens of Rome founded libraries for the people and amassed large collections for themselves. Many of these early Roman libraries were located in forum sites and public baths.

In the 28th century there were 1850 public libraries in Rome. Most of them were destroyed by fires, robberies, from dampness, or were destroyed when the Roman Empire was attacked by barbarians from the North. Public libraries in the modern version appeared in the XNUMXth century in England. In XNUMX, the British Parliament authorized the opening of public libraries. Today, of course, we see public libraries as the backbone of civilization.

Author: Likum A.

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