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Prism's avatar

Good morning, Dr Howes.

A quick one related to the topic: Why didn't the Byzantines learn to make paper. The Chinese did. The Arabs did. The Westerners too. The Eastern Romans though, nada.

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Anton Howes's avatar

Great question. I was not aware of that, and will look into it. In fact, paper production, or the absence thereof, is likely to feature prominently in my follow-up post.

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Igor Ranc's avatar

I really enjoyed this, thanks!

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