The use of writing was better preserved in Italy, where reigned the popes and the Greek emperors, and where there were flourishing cities, which enjoyed almost the only commerce in those days.
Idazkeraren usadioa hobeto gorde zen Italian, han aita santuak eta enperadore grekoak baitziren nagusi, eder eta jori hiriak, eta garai hartan ia-ia antxe bakarrik jarduten zen merkataritzan.