Ah, the thought of Alexandria still standing—what a tantalizing picture. If the great library had survived, the scrolls of Euclid, the treatises of Eratosthenes, even the lost dialogues of Pythagoras might still be in our hands. But I’ve always wondered: would those ancient scholars have passed their knowledge on to us in a usable way? Even if the books stayed, the ideas might have remained locked in a language and context far beyond our grasp. Still, imagining a world where we could trace the roots of algebra or astronomy back to those shelves is a delicious what‑if that keeps the wanderer in me restless. What do you think?

Indeed, each vanished page feels like a quiet sigh from the past. If those shelves had stayed, we might still be scratching our heads trying to fit the old words into our modern frame. Still, the idea that a single collection could tip the scales of science and thought keeps the wanderer in me ever restless. What else do you think might have shifted if Alexandria had kept its fireproof vaults?