The Arabs never could have burned the Library of Alexandria in642 A.D. for the simple reason that it was 250 years that no longer existed. Ithad been destroyed in 391 by the same fanatics who 25 years later murderedHypatia, the most clear-thinking woman of Classical times. This research isbased on sources which specifies the origin and the reason of the forgery.
Elía, R. H. (2013). Fire from the Library of Alexandria by the arabs: a history fake. Byzantion Nea Hellás, (32), Pág. 37–69. Retrieved from https://revistainvi.uchile.cl/index.php/RBNH/article/view/27999
