tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32250954.post116018950940756713..comments2024-03-12T02:18:53.121-07:00Comments on Molly'sBlog: mollymewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10608757779720671118noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32250954.post-1161848841366661482006-10-26T00:47:00.000-07:002006-10-26T00:47:00.000-07:00Sounds like a good title to me. I'm presidently vi...Sounds like a good title to me. I'm presidently visiting in Venezia. Interesting to actually see some of the loot that the Crusaders took from Constantinople. Lots of "relics of the true cross" are held in the Treasury of the Basilica of St. Marks. One wag once mentioned that if you were to gather all these fragments from across Europe and put them together you'd have enough wood to build a small village, or at least a good size house.mollymewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10608757779720671118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32250954.post-1161797373906112922006-10-25T10:29:00.000-07:002006-10-25T10:29:00.000-07:00Interesting post. I have always found it rather te...Interesting post. I have always found it rather tedious to hear proponents of different religions accusing each other of warlike tactics. Most are able to justify violent means if the perpetuation of their version of the truth is in danger. Forcibly spreading their peaceful religions is of course another common tactic.<BR/>By the way, if you are interested in Byzantine history and its interplay with Islam a good read is Constantinople: The Last Great Siege, by Roger Crowley.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com