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Latin and Greek libraries were common in Roman cities. Would average plebeians with few resources be able to enter these libraries and read? Would there be gatekeepers keeping out the 'riff-raff?" Who were the libraries meant to serve, and what knowledge were they designed to impart?

by /u/RusticBohemian in /r/AskHistorians

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