The survival rate of ancient literature

[M. Demetrius]

I don't suppose Elizabeth Taylor's having said to Richard Burton in the 60s movie Cleopatra, "...they burned the library?!" would count as a reference? :lol: :roll:

I said it was an opinion. I could probably dig around and find things that would agree with me, and things that wouldn't. In either case, others could find opposite viewpoints. If it were clearly documented, then there wouldn't be disagreement, odds are. Then there would be no argument.

It's just easy to blame the medieval Church for all the ills of the world, and many do. In some cases, it's true. In others, it's the continual bashing of the Church that prompts such statements.