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@Dr.Franklin
Citation needed
Are you joking-
- No:
"the Crusaders systematically violated the city's holy sanctuaries, destroying or stealing all they could lay hands on; nothing was spared, not even the tombs of the emperors inside the St Apostles church. The civilian population of Constantinople were subject to the Crusaders' ruthless lust for spoils and glory; thousands of them were killed in cold blood. Women, including nuns, were raped by the Crusader army, which also sacked churches, monasteries and convents. The very altars of these churches were smashed and torn to pieces for their gold and marble by the warriors."
"Nothing will ever equal the horror of this harrowing and terrible spectacle."An observer describes the scene:"Nothing will ever equal the horror of this harrowing and terrible spectacle. People frightened by the shouting ran out of their houses and were cut down by the sword before they knew what was happening. And some were massacred in their houses where they tried to hide, and some in churches where they sought refuge.
- That's terrible, though much of it is ahistorical & also un-Islamic. Battle =/= massacre. The Turks & Romans were fighting for two months. The casualties among the Romans numbered 4,000 in total, including those who fell during the siege & the following executions, plus 30,000 POW. The casualties among the Turks were much much higher -among which 260 captured Turks during siege were executed by the Romans. The pillaging took place in the morning when the city fell in the midst of battle. It was not a systematic event. Once Mehmet II entered the city gates the afternoon, he was saddened by the sight he saw & put an end to it giving amnesty & safety to its people. He then reinstated the Eastern Church & gave Christians free reign, & appointed their leaders in his court. He also made the heirs of the deceased Roman Emperor state secretaries & generals.
I like to, but I have noting to defend
- The atrocities it purports?
