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What went wrong other than Islam?
It clearly started declining before islam showed up.
>>14679
Islam wasn't that bad in it's early stages. The crescent just got massively fucked by the black death, especially Egypt.
>>14679
>What went wrong other than Islam?
Wow, starting off the thread with some heavy loading there guy.
Literally a desert
Who was the last true Roman?
>>14648
Cato the Younger.
Romans exist today.
Why the Turks trigger the crusaders and how come they easily beat the crusaders?
Because Papal state saw they was next in line to get raped by the Turks.
And because Muslims were overwhelming the entire region and groups of men coming from long distances couldn't effectively stop them for long.
>>14359
The Crusades were launched to curb Islamic aggression. Most of them weren't succesful because of bad organisation, commitment, Arab terrain advantage combined with the logistical nightmare of getting all the crusaders there in the first place.
>>14359
>easily beat
Not really, Crusaders did bretty good for being a continent away and still keeping them at bay. They literally made the place better too
No Crusade thread?
I recently finished 'The First Crusade: A New History' by Thomas Asbridge. Would highly recommend, it gives a brief account of the Crusader's motivations, but in general it mainly talks about their battles and journey to Jerusalem. It's well written and easily accessible.
Now I want to move on to the Iberian Reconquest because 'muh heritage', but I don't know what book to start with.
Oh, and are there any apologists for the Reconquista and Spanish Inquisition?
Heretics and moors not welcome.
What about pic related?
It's obviously biased, but how's the accuracy of the author's claims?
What is the best book on the Third Crusade? Richard the Lionheart is my favorite figure in medieval history.
>>15742
Not a clue how to pick favorite books, but its a tossup between Baldwin IV or Godfrey of Bouillon.
Mostly for acting the most Christian in what turned into a very brutal campaign/s.
was 50s America the peak of human civilization? What went wrong? Was it the [spoiler]socialists[/spoiler]?
>>14169
no
>>14169
How would one measure a level of civilisation or decide when it has peaked?
>>14169
By "peak", you mean constant nuclear war and commie paranoia, then yes.
Do you believe that if all humans and animals (things that undergo experience/sensation) ceased to exist, there would still exist something?
As in, do you believe in a mind-independent world?
If so, how is it you know?
And, what is the nature of this thing that exists? (eg, atoms, platonic forms, etc)
If no, would you describe yourself as an idealist? Explain your views.
Basically this is a thread to discuss your thoughts about the structure of reality.
>>14128
>Do you believe that if all humans and animals (things that undergo experience/sensation) ceased to exist, there would still exist something?
>As in, do you believe in a mind-independent world?
Yes
>If so, how is it you know?
Because if I exist now, and if I know that there are things I am perceiving that are external to me, me dying won't change that fact.
>And, what is the nature...
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>>14255
>external to me
>>14599
Do you imply I need to prove that everything I experience is not a mental construct or some sort of self-produced illusion generated by my existance?
This board is irrelevant. /pol/ is the board for history, philosophy, etc. It's all tied to politics.
It would be like splitting /s/ up into sub-boards for specific fetishes (boobs, butt, feet), there's literally no reason to.
>>13750
>/pol/ is the board for philosophy
>not /lit/, the place with graduates from Oxford university
>>13750
>not wanting /ass/
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