Civilisations are not Mortal.
Rome and Carthage
In “La Mediterranée” French historian Fernand Braudel says: “That Rome has deeply marked Europe it is evident, but nevertheless there is room for some amazing continuities. Is it by chance that, when Christianity breaks in two during the XVI century, the separation of the fields occurs exactly along the axis of the Rhine and the Danube, the double frontier of the Roman Empire? And is it also by chance that the astonishing conquest of Islam was easily accepted by both the Near East and the two areas formerly dominated by Carthage, i.e. Northern Africa and a portion of Spain? We have said it before: the Phoenician world was more inclined, deep inside, to welcome the Islamic civilization than it was to assimilate the Roman law, for the reason that the Islamic civilization didn’t only represent a contribution, it represented a continuity as well.” Read more (extensive note to text).
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Yes, the link in the above comment takes you to a Jan 2008 post where historical permancences vs Islam are deepened a bit. And of course Braudel’s guidance is also there to shed some light.
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