It was the joining point between three continents, and became the battle-ground, where the religions of the East were brought face to face with the philosophical creeds of the West, and where both were represented by their ablest champions." ...
To je bila spojna točka između tri kontinenta i postala je poprište bitke, gdje su religije Istoka bile suočene s filozofskim uvjerenja Zapada, i gdje su oba bila predstavljena svojim najvještijim pobornicima."