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Originally Posted by SpectralJulianIsNotDead
I see both sides. The monks in the early middle ages did preserve a lot of literature, and a lot of our knowledge about classical times is due to that. The Catholic church not allowing people to read the bible did put a damper on literature, but when the Gutenberg bible came along the impact was pretty huge.
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The monks worked in near total isolation from the Holy Roman Catholic Chruch for a long time , and thank goodness they did.
The Persian empire did more to preserve ancient romana dn greek literature and philosphy than anything done by western nations or the church.