4. What We Lost in the Fire
Being Roman with Mary Beard
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Preservation and Circulation of Greek Texts in the Eastern Roman Empire
This chapter discusses the preservation and circulation of Greek texts in the Eastern Roman Empire after the fall of the Western Roman Empire. It explains how Greek texts were translated into Arabic and Syriac by Christian Syriac communities when parts of the Eastern Empire were conquered by the Arabs. The chapter also mentions how medical scholars in the Arabic tradition built upon the work of Golan, the father of medicine in both Arabic and Western traditions.
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