During the Dark Ages, under Barbarian rule, much of the Greek philosophical literature of Antiquity was lost to the western world. This included any comprehensive knowledge of the works of Aristotle within scholarly Judaism and Christianity. With the conquest of Spain in 711 AD, Muslims defeated the Barbarians and established what became their western capital in Europe at Cordoba, Spain.

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