I'm always fascinated with how differently we might remember history had the library not been destroyed. I know the loss of works is immeasurable, but what are some of the more important items that were lost/thought to have been lost that might redefine how we remember our past?
Hi, this is not to discourage further responses, but there's a whole section of our FAQs devoted to library-related questions. You can find it here:
http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/wiki/antiquity#wiki_library_of_alexandria
Spoiler alert: the answer to your question is "not very."