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When fire tore through central Rome in 192 CE, a whole community of scholars was devastated at the loss of three libraries. Among them was the court physician Galen, who described the aftermath in a l... View More
Library Fires Have Always Been Tragedies. Just Ask Galen. | JSTOR Daily
When Rome burned in 192 CE, the city’s vibrant community of scholars was devastated. The physician Galen described the scale of the loss.