Most folks with an interest in the occult also have an interest in the roots and history of traditions of esotericism and most know about and lament the destruction of the collection of the great library of Alexandria, in Egypt in Late Antiquity including many works on magic, astrology, alchemy and so on. But many don’t know the history of how this mighty collection was amassed and the political backdrop this happened against. Here’s an interesting piece on just that topic:
http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-fierce-forgotten-library-wars-of-the-ancient-world
