Ironically, with the exception of the pyramids we wouldn't have had the actual work any of the examples you cite, because it was the church that preserved them... (View Post)
It did generate money, on a considerable scale, through its use of landed estates which were developed using their own resources of labour (yes, monks) to support economic activity including substant… (View Post)
The point of universities, contrary to popular belief, was that they were institutions where you could discuss anything at all. Hence the name. They were originally founded to allow free and frank di… (View Post)