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The struggle to keep the legacy of the Roman empire alive has shaped much of Ravenna’s history

The struggle to keep the legacy of the Roman empire alive has shaped much of Ravenna’s history

Judith Herrin – Ravenna

A front-row seat to the decline and fall of the (Western) Roman empire.

Back in the day, the Mayas may have captured some Vikings

Back in the day, the Mayas may have captured some Vikings

The year 1000 – Valerie Hansen

Most intriguing where the described ‘globalization’ takes the for of trade – rather than old-fashioned conquest

Finding and copying manuscripts used to be a major factor in the preservation, transfer and loss of knowledge

Finding and copying manuscripts used to be a major factor in the preservation, transfer and loss of knowledge

Violet Moller – The Map of knowledge

Well narrated account of how Christian and Muslim scholars traveled the world in search of ancient knowledge and preserved it through diligent copying.

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