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"at least partially" What knowledge was lost then, that made the past 'better' (for a morally neutral meaning of that word)? (please don't say 'damascus steel'

• restalis 11y ago
  That was a provision, as one may never be fully aware of how much was there to begin with, considering that we're talking about a flourishing period for so many things (about which we've managed to savage knowledge).
• coliveira 11y ago
  There were big libraries, like the one in Alexandria, that were destroyed. Nobody knows exactly what was there, although we have several lists of books that have not made into the modern world.