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At least there are ruins to see of this temple, not to be confused with the site of the temple of Zeus, which today sits in Berlin, the Germans having absconded with the whole thing!<\/p>\n

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And there is really nothing left of the library today, other than the field where it was located on the top of this tier of the city\u2026.<\/p>\n

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