The fall of the Library of Alexandria can be attributed to growing tensions between Hypatia and early Christian Romans.

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The tension peaked while Hypatia was the librarian. Christian Romans identified science and knowledge with pagan practices, and in CE 415 the library was burned and Hypatia was murdered. 700,000 irreplaceable scrolls were lost. Alexandria ceased to be the center of learning in the ancient world, and this great loss of information likely sent Europe into the Dark Ages after the Roman Empire fell in 476 A.D. Information can be found in the section Understanding the Ocean Began with Voyaging for Trade and Exploration.

The Fall of the Library of Alexandria Can Be Attributed