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Letter of Aristeas
This is the first known historical document to confirm the existence of the Library of Alexandria.
According to various sources, the Library of Alexandria housed anywhere from 40,000 to 700,000 books. The Letter of Aristeas states that, when asked how many texts were in the library’s collection, Demetrius of Phalerum responded, “‘More than two hundred thousand, O king; and I will ere long make diligent search for the remainder, so that a total of half a million may be reached.'”
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