But they still enthusiastically destroyed the civilisation of the ancient world, and replaced it with what has been called the "dark ages".

During that time, and for most of the subsequent middle ages, reading was confined almost exclusively to clerics, few of whom actually read the Greek and Roman classics.

Best regards.

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Fred Grevin
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Subject: Re: [RM] Basic Advice on Archival Digitization Project - OT Historical Fact

Fred said:  "What happens when the next "single Superpower of the world"
is a theocracy that believes our civilisation is the work of heathens
and must be destroyed? Real-world example: the destruction of the
civilisation of the ancient world by Christianity, CE 200-1300."

Ah, but the Roman Catholic Church preserved many classical texts.  In
fact, the Irish monks painstakingly copied Greek & Roman classics (in
addition to religious works); then, the Irish repopulated libraries all
over Europe after barbarians swept through and nearly destroyed
everything.  The monks hid the books from invaders, often at the cost of
their own lives.

Slainte (cheers)!

Stephanie McCutcheon, CRM, MLIS
Records Manager
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Midwest ISO
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