▁century , ▁the ▁flow ▁of ▁information ▁revers ed , ▁and ▁Greek ▁sch ol ars ▁in ▁Italy ▁were ▁employed ▁to ▁opp ose ▁Turkish ▁expansion ▁into ▁former ▁By z antine ▁lands ▁in ▁Greece , ▁prevent ▁the ▁Protest ant ▁Re formation ▁spread ing ▁there ▁and ▁help ▁bring ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Church es ▁back ▁into ▁commun ion ▁with ▁Rome . ▁In ▁ 1 5 7 7 , ▁Gregory ▁XIII ▁founded ▁the ▁Colleg io ▁Pont ific o ▁Gre co ▁as ▁a ▁college ▁in ▁Rome ▁to ▁receive ▁young ▁Gree ks ▁belonging ▁to ▁any ▁nation ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁Greek ▁R ite ▁was ▁used , ▁and ▁consequ ently ▁for ▁Greek ▁refuge es ▁in ▁Italy ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁Ruth en ians ▁and ▁Mal ch ites ▁of ▁Egypt ▁and ▁Sy ria . ▁The ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁College ▁and ▁Church ▁of ▁S . ▁At anas io , ▁joined ▁by ▁a ▁bridge ▁over ▁the ▁Via ▁dei ▁Gre ci , ▁was ▁begun ▁in ▁that ▁year . ▁ ▁Cont ribution ▁of ▁Greek ▁sch ol ars ▁to ▁the ▁Italian ▁Renaissance ▁ ▁Although ▁ideas ▁from ▁ancient ▁Rome ▁already ▁enjoyed ▁popular ity ▁with ▁the ▁sch ol ars ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁century ▁and ▁their ▁importance ▁to ▁the ▁Renaissance ▁was ▁und eni able , ▁the ▁less ons ▁of ▁Greek ▁learning ▁brought ▁by ▁By z antine ▁intellect uals ▁changed ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁human ism ▁and ▁the ▁Renaissance ▁itself . ▁While ▁Greek ▁learning ▁affected ▁all ▁the ▁subjects ▁of ▁the ▁stud ia ▁human itat is , ▁history ▁and ▁philosophy ▁in ▁particular ▁were ▁prof ound ly ▁affected ▁by ▁the ▁texts ▁and ▁ideas ▁brought