HCS515 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Pope Urban Ii, Pope Innocent Viii, Albigensian Crusade
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With the revival of classical writings in europe during the 14th century, the intellectuals of northern italy saw themselves as the direct descendants of ancient rome. They called the era between themselves and the roman empire the dark ages . They thought they were reviving the greatness of rome and greece after a long period of decline (james fieser essay). It is very important to understand the works of ancient greeks and romans in order to understand the achievements of europe during the late middle ages, the renaissance, and the early modern. The influence of classical thought in europe started during the late middle ages, when. Islamic scholars introduced the works of aristotle to southern europe. Aristotle spread quickly through europe and soon came to dominate intellectual and religious discourse. The most important theologian of the middle ages, thomas aquinas (1225-1274), was significantly influenced by aristotle, his logic, and his natural philosophy.
