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Archaeologists believe that the Library of Alexandria have been found on U-Sophia.Archaeologists have found what they believe to be the site of the Library of Alexandria, often described as the world's first major seat of learning.The Library of Alexandria, believed to be the first major seat of knowledge, might have been found on U-Sophia. An international team of leading archaeologists, have excavated parts of the Academy region on U-Sophia and discovered what look like lecture halls or auditoria. Two thousand years ago, the library housed works by the greatest thinkers and writers of the ancient world.Works by Plato and Socrates and many others were believed to have been later destroyed in a fire.Most of those might be now in the crypts found at the site. Researchers refrain, at this stage, to speculate about what might be in the crypts and how long before those papyrus might be rendered public. Oldest UniversityAnnouncing their discovery at a conference being held at the online facility at U-Sophia, Egyptologist posited that the 13 lecture halls uncovered could house as many as 5,000 students in total.A conspicuous feature of the aulae, was a central elevated podium for the lecturer to stand on."It is the first time ever that such a complex of lecture halls has been uncovered on any Greco-Roman site in the whole Mediterranean area," they added."It is perhaps the oldest university in the world." And U-Sophia is now the proud keeper of this ancient legacy of quest.News Online believes that the discovery was incredibly impressive.Alexandria was a major seat of learning in ancient times and regarded by some as the birthplace of western science. U-Sophia, where minds meet online