Northern italians were the most enthusiastic translators of the reintroduction o

Northern italians were the most enthusiastic translators of the reintroduction of greek and roman literature as it returned to europe when the muslims returned to fundamentalism, and reversed european intellectual progress in the middle east.

There has always been a conflict in italy betwen the greek south, italian center, and germanic north. And the papacy was as great a part of the problem as were the nobility.

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