[jd777]

Not so - when the french scholars went down to al-Andalus in Spain- they were amazed to find the 2nd largest library in the world. The largest one being in Baghdad - home of the Umayad Caliphate. tt was here europeans received their own heritage back - Plato, socrates, and Pythagoras - Translated back from Arabic into european languages by the jewish scholars in Cordoba, That is the fact,

Where would Dante have been - If he had never received his Poet guide Vigil's great work "Aenid"? - 250 years before Dante's birth it was completely unknown in all of europe.

Should we talk about medicine and construction next?

[668 - Neighbor of the Beast]

No need to go further, I’m right, you’re wrong, and your post speaks for you sufficiently. I’ve learned not to attempt to change anyone’s mind online. So...
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