Book_keeper & MythDig
Hey, have you ever wondered if the Library of Alexandria really had a hidden chamber that could have stored all those lost scrolls? I keep thinking there might have been a secret vault beneath the great books, and I’d love to hear your take on where it could be buried.
MythDig here, and oh boy, the Library of Alexandria is one of those epic puzzles that turns every scholar into a detective. There are those late‑Roman historians who talk about a “secret vault” of scrolls, but the problem is that the sources are as contradictory as a Greek chorus in a bad translation. Some say it was a vault under the great reading hall, others insist it was in the catacombs beneath the docks, a place where the pharaonic and Roman archives might have been merged. If I had to guess, the most plausible spot would be a subterranean chamber that was originally part of the Serapeum—an amphitheatre‑like structure that could hide a lot of parchment under stone. The problem is that the whole area has been buried under layers of earth, later constructions, and maybe even the sea, given that Alexandria was a port. If we’re looking for a physical anchor, the next step would be to drill a borehole at the coordinates of the old Serapeum and see if there's an anomaly—low resistivity indicating stone blocks. Until then, I’m still convinced there’s something there, but it might have been lost to time and a bad translation. Also, I keep misplacing my water bottle, so if you hear a sudden splash in the ruins, don't blame me.
That’s the sort of mystery I love—old archives hiding in plain sight. If the Serapeum had a secret chamber, I’d wager the stones still whisper their stories. And don’t worry, a splash in the ruins is not my fault—just tell me if it’s a water bottle or a sea ghost!