I have to admit I found these parts the most enjoyable. She tells the stories of cities in all of their flushing and celebrated glory. So Moller divides the book into a clear structure to make it easier. The idea of this book on the History of Knowledge seems vast at first, almost too vast to accurately tell a story about it.

Along the way we learn how iconic texts and manuscripts including Euclid’s Elements, Ptolemy’s The Almagest and Galen’s works on medicine and psychotherapy were passed down through generations and via the steady, determined hands of various key people (many who are obscure in the history books) Book Review: The Map of Knowledge by Violet Moller Writer and historian Violet Moller brings to life the vibrant and bustling stories of ancient cities of Alexandria, Baghdad, Cordoba, Toledo, Salerno, Palermo, Venice and beyond.

The Map of Knowledge: How Classical Ideas were Lost and Found A History in Seven Cities is a really great book for curious minds, history lovers and anybody who simply enjoys romping through ancient cities. Have you ever wondered where the original ideas in mathematics, astronomy, science, medicine, philosophy ever came from? The answers to these questions are in this remarkable history book that takes us on a tiki-tour through the highways and back alleys of some of the most vibrant and buzzing cities of the ancient world, where knowledge of various different disciplines was nurtured and grown and then germinated like magnificent seeds from exotic flowers in many directions.

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