Posted Monday 28th April 2008 08:50 GMT
Pergamum
Pergamum != a settlement and library in ancient Greece. It was the capital of the Attalid kingdom in Anatolia. (i.e. modern Turkey)
I'd suspect the name was chosen because Pergamum was where parchment was invented ('Parchment' itself takes its name from Pergamum) and as a poster has mentioned already, parchment is considerably more durable - and expensive - than paper.
Paris, because she has Ph.Ds in ancient history, archeology and library studies. Doesn't she?
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