Samael_Khan
Goosebender
Yeah, they were pretty important. They actually retained a lot of Greek Literature. They are partially the reason why the Muslims had their golden age, because the Byzantines translated preserved Greek texts for them after they were conquered by the muslims. The muslim nations didn't know Greek at the time, so someone had to help them through it.Oh wow. That’s interesting. I knew the Byzantine Empire was important. But I either forgot what I learnt or it was just through games like Assassins Creed lol
Also, during the first Western crusade, the first march was the "peasants crusade" lead by Peter the Hermit, and because they weren't the brightest tools in the shed, they didn't realise that they would run out of food or how extensive the journey was. The Byzantines tried to help them but then they ended up raiding the city and raping women and such things. So the West and East have been at odds with each other on occasion. There wasn't a cohesive Christianity.
Very much so.I agree. It can be a rather potent tool