There’s a very good interview on this. Frank Gaffney interviews Robert Spencer.
Constantinople and the Byzantine Empire were finally conquered by the Ottomans in 1453 ...
the same year Gutenberg started publishing his Bible ...
“one door closes, another opens”
And don’t forget that the Poles saved Western Civilization at least thrice: at the Gates of Vienna, on the banks of the Vistula, and in the shipyards of Gdansk.
Many classical Greek and Roman texts were preserved and studied by Muslim scholars during the golden age of Islam in Al-Andalus (Muslim Spain) between the 8th-15th centuries. Some of the key classics translated, commented on, and transmitted include:
Works of Aristotle - Muslim scholars extensively studied and translated Aristotle's writings on logic, metaphysics, ethics, politics, and natural sciences. Many original Greek texts survived only through the Arabic versions.
Works of Plato - Key Platonic dialogues like The Republic were translated and discussed. Al-Farabi in particular was influenced by Plato's theories on an ideal state.
Works of Hippocrates - Arab physicians contributed much to medicine by translating Hippocratic Greek medical writings on fields like anatomy, illnesses, diets, etc.
Works of Galen - The influential medical theories of the Roman physician Galen were studied, expanded on, and preserved in the Arabic language.
Ptolemy's Almagest - Considered the greatest work of antiquity on astronomy, the Almagest was translated and contributed to further astronomical advances.
Euclid's Elements - This seminal Greek text on geometry served as a basis for major developments in mathematics by Islamic scholars like Al-Khwarizmi and Ibn Sina.
Classical texts on philosophy, logic, mathematics and natural sciences authored by the likes of Thales, Pythagoras, Democritus, among many Greek thinkers. Their legacies remained alive through Arab translations and scholarship.
The Byzantines were also known for the incredible complexity of their court schemes. Only today in Washington, D.C. has there arisen a force we call the Deep State, that not just rivals, but transcends Byzantium in its dealings, infighting and complexity.
Free Anatolia for the Greeks!
Send those Settler Colonialist Invader Turkmen back to Turkmenistan!
Is this civilization worth saving?