As war destroyed schools and libraries across Italy, a Roman official began copying ancient texts, helping save centuries of knowledge from being lost.
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July 17, 2026
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…