you've got the wrong perpetrator there merj. the Arabic nations kept civilisation alive, particularly;y in Alexandria. scribes were translating Plato and Aristotle into Latin, Egyptian and other tongues for the dissemination of wisdom. the Dark Ages started with the Roman collapse in Europe. when the christians finally kicked the muslims out in the 14/15C, the Enlightenment of Europe began as did the Middle Ages. thanks to the 'discovery' of translations in conquered southern Spanish castles and city public libraries.
