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During the Middle Ages, ancient and classical texts were primarily preserved by monks and scholars in monasteries and universities. These individuals painstakingly copied manuscripts by hand, ensuring that important works from antiquity were not lost to time. The efforts of these scribes played a crucial role in the preservation and transmission of knowledge from the classical world to future generations.

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Ancient Greek writing, whether scientific or not, was preserved by the Byzantines. The emperor Charlemagne was the man who preserved much of Roman writing. He commissioned monks and abbots around Europe to copy Roman writings and keep them in their libraries. These manuscripts were forgotten for centuries until the revival of interest in the Romans of the Italian humanists of the Late Middle Ages and the Renaissance. These humanists travelled around Europe to find these manuscripts.

Most of the scientific writing of antiquity was Greek. The Romans hardly contributed to science.

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The monasteries and monks.

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