HistoPol, 1 month ago

@GryphonSK

@isotope239

#religion #history #Christianity #Islam #Crusades #RomanEmpire #crusader

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...expansionism of islam and the conquest of the #HolyLand, which had belonged to the #Roman and then its heir, the #ByzantineEmpire, by invading #Arab forces, expanding throughout the #Mediterranean and beyond.

So, the crusader picture does not really support your story.

What you are saying would be true for large parts of #LatinAmerica, though.

Apart from that, using religion...

Map of major battles of the Islamic conquests between the 7th and the 9th century https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14212/islamic-conquests-in-the-7th-9th-centuries/