Oldest Iberian Peninsula library discovered in Puente Genil

Euronews reports that archaeologists have discovered what may be the oldest library on the Iberian Peninsula. Room ten at Fuente Álamo, a Roman site in Puente Genil, appears to have been remodeled in the fourth century AD for use as a library. The space had previously been understood to be a mithraeum, a sanctuary dedicated to the god Mithras.

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