...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.
'Dumbarton Oaks Papers, which has been a leading academic journal in the field of Byzantine Studies since 1941, has unveiled a new website where all of its issues are open-access and available to read for free.'
Have a beautiful Day of Aphrodite aka Venus' Day aka Frigg's Day aka Friday 🌹
Circular ivory pyxis depicting a nude #Aphrodite with #Hermes and #Athena. Hermes seems to be holding the Apple of Eris, so this scene would be the Judgement of Paris.