The Enslaved Scholar Who Gave Europe Aristotle
Medieval Europe

The Enslaved Scholar Who Gave Europe Aristotle

The greatest scholar in medieval Europe couldn't read Arabic, so in 1142 he bought a man who could—and the choice helped launch the Renaissance.

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Medieval SpainTranslation MovementIslamic PhilosophyScholasticismToledoSlaveryRobert of KettonJohannes HispanusAristotle12th CenturyRenaissance OriginsChristian Reconquest

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