Show II Masterpieces Lost to to o World Through Flames The world Is la very much poorer today because so much classical literature re ref of at f the early centuries has hai been lost Aeschylus Is III said suld to have written from 70 Ti to 00 tJ dramas l. l but only onty seven In a n complete tat hav v il n i a ld C down to us Only OnI s seven se en too of at t the the tra 8 by Sophocles Sophocles' are are known know with Ith perhaps fragments of ot the others othera Of the dramatic works of ot Euripides t which h are are Said haid to have totaled 02 only ionly 17 11 tragedies and 8 a play lilay dealing with satyrs satyn also alII a afew few fragments of tot the other compositions now n remain TheIl losses OhIO also o of ot Greek lyrical works are aro due to the de destruction b by fire tire of nt the two great treat li libraries 11 of ot Alexandria in 47 41 n. n 0 a. a when the city was wn bUlged by bl Caesar In this fire volume were det r |