Library of Alexandria: Revision history

28 July 2024

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23 July 2024

• curprev 13:5413:54, 23 July 2024‎ 1AmNobody24 talk contribs‎ m 86,450 bytes +5,782‎ Rollback edit(s) by 2600:1007:B06A:D7F:2170:9AFE:B0E8:9258 (talk): Unexplained content removal (RW 16.1) undo Tags: RW Rollback
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19 July 2024

• curprev 01:4601:46, 19 July 2024‎ StarkReport talk contribs‎ 86,450 bytes −9‎ →‎Arabic sources on the Muslim conquest: Partial rv by sockpuppet Shqiptër4 (talk). undo

18 July 2024

• curprev 04:3204:32, 18 July 2024‎ Cosmia Nebula talk contribs‎ 86,459 bytes +132‎ →‎Arabic sources on the Muslim conquest: 1248 undo Tag: Visual edit

21 June 2024

• curprev 02:3002:30, 21 June 2024‎ Shqiptër4 talk contribs‎ 86,327 bytes +21‎ Use Umar instead of Omar per article title undo Tag: Visual edit

10 June 2024

• curprev 07:2107:21, 10 June 2024‎ Rominator talk contribs‎ 86,306 bytes −155‎ →‎Serapeum: Orosius wrote after the destruction and he does mention that books were destroyed. El-Abbadi also says that those sources that speak of the books in the past tense (Aphthonius who also says the library was still the word's largest in the 4th century) were written after 391. undo

4 June 2024

• curprev 07:2707:27, 4 June 2024‎ A. Parrot talk contribs‎ 86,461 bytes +121‎ →‎Arabic sources on the Arab conquest: Adding some detail per talk page discussion, shortening the preceding text. undo

30 May 2024

• curprev 22:4822:48, 30 May 2024‎ StarkReport talk contribs‎ 86,340 bytes −2‎ →‎Arabic sources on Muslim invasion: Slight tweaks. undo
• curprev 13:3313:33, 30 May 2024‎ A. Parrot talk contribs‎ 86,342 bytes −1,493‎ Partial revert. Many of the sources added don't look very reliable, and attributing the destruction to Theodosius contradicts the sourced text above, which indicates the library was probably already destroyed by Theodosius' time. undo

29 May 2024

• curprev 18:3818:38, 29 May 2024‎ StarkReport talk contribs‎ 87,835 bytes +1,495‎ →‎Decline: Expanded and clarified the section, adding context on criticisms and historians' perspectives questioning the destruction story. undo

27 May 2024

• curprev 06:2206:22, 27 May 2024‎ Based Kashmiri talk contribs‎ 86,340 bytes −2‎ Reverted edits made by DeepstoneV (talk) to the previous revision per WP:BANREVERT undo Tags: Manual revert Visual edit Mobile edit Mobile web edit

19 May 2024

• curprev 16:2116:21, 19 May 2024‎ DeepstoneV talk contribs‎ 86,342 bytes +2‎ →‎Arabic sources on Muslim invasion: Crusader is stated undo Tags: Reverted Mobile edit Mobile web edit

11 May 2024

• curprev 12:1812:18, 11 May 2024‎ Citation bot talk contribs‎ 86,340 bytes −72‎ Removed URL that duplicated identifier. | Use this bot. Report bugs. | Suggested by Dominic3203 | Category:Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from The American Cyclopaedia | #UCB_Category 248/865 undo

15 April 2024

• curprev 19:5719:57, 15 April 2024‎ Sink Cat talk contribs‎ m 86,412 bytes −1‎ Reverted 2 edits by 129.176.151.29 (talk) to last revision by Mindmatrix undo Tags: Twinkle Undo
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28 March 2024

• curprev 16:1216:12, 28 March 2024‎ Wretchskull talk contribs‎ m 86,412 bytes −8‎ Reverted edit by 37.188.158.150 (talk) to last version by Rollercody undo Tag: Rollback
• curprev 16:1216:12, 28 March 2024‎ 37.188.158.150 talk‎ 86,420 bytes +8‎ I want to take one screenshot and will immediately revert it, lmao. undo Tags: Reverted Visual edit Mobile edit Mobile web edit

21 March 2024

• curprev 14:5814:58, 21 March 2024‎ Rollercody talk contribs‎ 86,412 bytes +528‎ Undid revision 1214845250 by 50.232.128.178 (talk) undo Tag: Undo
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20 March 2024

• curprev 17:0017:00, 20 March 2024‎ JohnSon12a talk contribs‎ m 86,412 bytes 0‎ →‎In antiquity: fixed typo undo

18 March 2024

• curprev 04:3604:36, 18 March 2024‎ OAbot talk contribs‎ m 86,412 bytes +17‎ Open access bot: doi updated in citation with #oabot. undo

14 March 2024

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• curprev 02:5102:51, 14 March 2024‎ GreenC bot talk contribs‎ 86,367 bytes −137‎ Move 1 url. Wayback Medic 2.5 per WP:URLREQ#bibalex.org undo

13 March 2024

• curprev 20:0720:07, 13 March 2024‎ InternetArchiveBot talk contribs‎ 86,504 bytes +148‎ Rescuing 1 sources and tagging 0 as dead.) #IABot (v2.0.9.5) (Whoop whoop pull up - 18038 undo

26 February 2024

• curprev 08:5808:58, 26 February 2024‎ Uchiha Madara 17 talk contribs‎ m 86,356 bytes +21‎ →‎Early scholarship: Improved wording for clarity. undo Tag: 2017 wikitext editor

22 February 2024

• curprev 17:5317:53, 22 February 2024‎ Dimadick talk contribs‎ 86,335 bytes +56‎ →‎External links undo
• curprev 17:5217:52, 22 February 2024‎ Dimadick talk contribs‎ 86,279 bytes +166‎ →‎External links: The articles states that the remnants of the library were destroyed in military operations of the 3rd century, though it is uncertain whether Aurelian or Diocletion finished the job undo
• curprev 17:4117:41, 22 February 2024‎ Dimadick talk contribs‎ 86,113 bytes −8‎ →‎Founding: Why the link to an obscure Latin word? undo
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21 February 2024

• curprev 10:0610:06, 21 February 2024‎ Rominator talk contribs‎ 86,086 bytes +589‎ →‎Serapeum: new journal article undo

12 February 2024

• curprev 23:2723:27, 12 February 2024‎ Arcendeight talk contribs‎ 85,497 bytes −57‎ Reverted 1 edit by 84.214.6.152 (talk) to last revision by Psiĥedelisto undo Tags: Twinkle Undo
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9 February 2024

• curprev 14:1114:11, 9 February 2024‎ Psiĥedelisto talk contribs‎ 85,497 bytes −86‎ →‎Arabic sources on Muslim invasion: I'm dubious as to whether this source exists. Having read a French book also published 1884 with the title « La Civilisation des Arabes », I can't find text that agrees with the cited text. Given the five other citations, this cite seems unnecessary, so I remove it. undo Tag: Visual edit

22 January 2024

• curprev 21:1021:10, 22 January 2024‎ Wretchskull talk contribs‎ 85,583 bytes −16‎ Undid revision 1197732111 by Djungelkaos (talk) reliable sources are always what we trust, and this is supported by an entire subsection filled with refs undo Tag: Undo
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21 January 2024

• curprev 18:4718:47, 21 January 2024‎ Djungelkaos talk contribs‎ 85,339 bytes +16‎ Burning of library: added "it is said" to that Julius Caesar burned the library, since last I checked it has not been proven and are mainly one of the debated outcomes. Feel free to correct if I'm wrong. undo Tags: Reverted Visual edit Mobile edit Mobile web edit

15 January 2024

• curprev 20:4020:40, 15 January 2024‎ Qzd talk contribs‎ m 85,323 bytes −22‎ Reverted edit by 45.63.108.177 (talk) to last version by UrielAcosta undo Tags: Rollback SWViewer [1.6]
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7 January 2024

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5 January 2024

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• curprev 00:1300:13, 5 January 2024‎ Wikipedialuva talk contribs‎ m 85,373 bytes −6‎ clean up, typo(s) fixed: Between 270-275 → Between 270 and 275 undo Tag: AWB