Sunday, July 15, 2007
This Day in the History of Evil
On this day in 1099, Christian soldiers of the First Crusade entered Jerusalem by force and put nearly the entire population to the sword--killing all the Muslims, Jews (many burned alive as they took refuge in Synagogues) and even the few Christians left in the city. Not the most civilized or holy of acts. Indeed, the Muslims were the more civilized back then, with better universities, science, medicine and rules of warfare than the Europeans. How the times change.
Labels: Frist Crusade
# posted by Roger Fraley @ 7:39 AM 
