Word: numidian
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Dates: during 1905-1905
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...civilization is of particular interest to us, he said, first, because it explains how the Arabs originally planted their civilization in Spain; secondly, because it tells us how this great civilization in so short a time completely disappeared. He went on to show how the Arabs themselves and the Numidian Berberes combined to form the Arabic empire; how, for two centuries this civilization completely dominated Spain; and how, at the end of the fifteenth century, the religious reaction which had taken place among the Mohammedans in the twelfth century led finally to the fall of Grenada. In conclusion, he asserted...