Did a bit of surfing via Google and found several more theories about the burning of the Library of Alexandria.
All I can say with certitude is that Lawrence Durrell captured the spirit of Alexandria in the four novels of his Quartet. Durrell, in turn, liked to quote from Cavafy, probably the last notable Greek poet of Alexandria. Got me curious enough to check out a book of Cavafy's poetry (in translation) from a local, not yet burned, library, and read it. I confess my taste in poetry is a bit to the twisted, from Catullus to Baudelaire. Choppy
