Originally Posted by mayonaise
so again, don't you think it would have been a much better idea to put aside differences and compromise to find a peaceful solution? this goes for both parties, not just one.
umm, sure, Emperor Nero would really want to compromise and find a peaceful solution. Unless being mauled to death by tigers and lions is peaceful.
And again, the Crusades weren't based on religion.
Originally Posted by mayonaise
the crusades were not the only conflict over religious beliefs, or where people died for what they believed in. besides which, i'm plenty sure that a majority of the grunts believed they were doing good by invading the middle east and slaughtering muslims.
sheep following a corrupt church