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What is the basis for your statements? According to everything I've read about Leo, he was from the Greek mainland, he did not have "frequent contact" with Mos
by mkempe 9y ago
What is the basis for your statements?
According to everything I've read about Leo, he was from the Greek mainland, he did not have "frequent contact" with Moslems, and he never "met with the Caliph".
- boomboomsubban 9y agoMet with the Caliph may have been my misreading, he delivered a letter from the Caliph to the Emperor. His education on Andros seems well established.
- mkempe 9y agoRight, "misreading". Same thing with everything else you've written in this post and the ones before.
- boomboomsubban 9y agoNo, his student was kidnapped, and it's unclear who he received the Caliph's letter from. I assumed he had met with him, but it wasn't explicitly said. Given your repeated quoting of a thirteenth century source on the alleged seventh century burning of the Library of Alexandria, I'm done.