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What knowledge was likely lost in the destruction of the great libraries like the Library of Alexandria, the Nalanda University complex and the House of Wisdom? Was it mostly archival (governmental) documents or cultural and historical pieces too?

by /u/conorel in /r/AskHistorians

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