any classicists on this board?

[Carol]

Susan wrote: 
> So, I've finally unraveled some of this.
> 
> Greek was lost during the Middle Ages in Europe (was only read in
the  Eastern part of the former Roman Empire. Until the Renaissance,
in the western part of Europe, almost all educated people read Latin
but not Greek. All their access to Greek writings was through Latin
translations.
>
Carol responds:

Exactly.

Carol, apologizing for the "one-worder" and promising to curb her
unfortunate tendency to write short posts <wink>