As war destroyed schools and libraries across Italy, a Roman official began copying ancient texts, helping save centuries of knowledge from being lost.
Depiction of Cassiodorus in the Nuremberg Chronicle by Michel Wolgemut and Wilhelm Pleydenwurff, 1493 (Public Domain) War doesn’t just destroy buildings. It can also erase knowledge collected over centuries. In sixth-century Italy, wars throughout the region destroyed cities, schools, and libraries that had been centers of learning.While the Western Roman Empire has fallen and rival … Read more