Did the burning of the Alexandria library REALLY set back the human race by a thousand years? | AskHistorians Archive Observer

Did the burning of the Alexandria library REALLY set back the human race by a thousand years?

by phi_array

jelvinjs7

Probably not, no. Per some older answers:

We get some actual Facts about the Library of Alexandria from /u/XenophonTheAthenian
Bonus round: why do people seem to think the library was so significant? by /u/KiwiHellenist.