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Ancient Public Library Found in Cologne

Public Domain by Olivierw

In Cologne the remains of the oldest library in Germany have been found. It was built by the Romans in the second century and may have housed 20,000 scrolls.

News seen at: The Guardian - International

Further Info

Image of a man with a papyrus scroll taken from Wikipedia
Wikipedia article on the history of scrolls

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