“It has been said that the excavations conducted under Mussolini during those fourteen years “added more to our knowledge of Augustan Rome than the previous fourteen centuries had provided.” — Eric H Cline Copy Share Image
“... classical Arabic, being the language of the Qur'an, has not changed at all in fourteen centuries, making the writings of the early Islamic scholars as accessible today as they were then.” — Jim Al-Khalili Copy Share Image