In the period of time between the mission of Christ and the 6th century, Christianity had spread across the Middle East, Turkey, North Africa and Europe. This growth was almost entirely by peaceful Evangelization, often in the face of bitter persecution. By 600 AD most of the former Roman Empire, North Africa and much of Europe were solidly Christian.
However, from 600 AD onward, Islam emerged from the Arabian peninsula as an aggressively expanding religion, which aimed to conquer all the lands of the region. This continuous war or "jihad" began just three years after Muhammad's death and continued for the next thousand years. In this time Muslim armies overran the Christian Lands of
2007-03-08
13:18:30
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Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and Palestine 630 AD
Egypt 650 AD
North Africa, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco 700 AD
Spain 780 AD
Southern France 790 AD
Sicily 850 AD
Southern Italy 860 AD
Turkish borders 900 AD
Armenia and Georgia 1050 AD
Central Turkey 1070 AD
Greece 1300 AD
Bulgaria, Serbia and the Balkans 1400 AD
Constantinople 1450 AD
http://www.geocities.com/aprofaith/crusades.htm
2007-03-08
13:18:51 ·
update #1
Nick, your post has no basis in historical reality. Look at the dates I posted. The crusades did not take place until after the Council of Clermont in 1095
2007-03-08
13:32:49 ·
update #2
Fraginal, your post also has no basis in historical reality.
2007-03-08
13:34:03 ·
update #3