The Arabs had translated many Greek and Roman works into Arabic, and then these were translated back into Latin by monks hundreds of years later during the time

The Arabs had translated many Greek and Roman works into Arabic, and then these were translated back into Latin by monks hundreds of years later during the time of the crusades. So not the original works, but not anecdotal either. https://aeon.co/ideas/arabic-translators-did-far-more-than-just-preserve-greek-philosophy https://aeon.co/ideas/arabic-translators-did-far-more-than-j... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transmission_of_the_Greek_Classics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transmission_of_the_Greek_Clas...