12-08-2008, 05:33 PM
Convert to Islam. This may seem distasteful to some, as it surely was to a vast majority of Byzantines (which makes it unlikely), but by this one act they would have assured their expansion. The history of the Ottomans shows this to be true. An Islamic Byzantium would have been a focus for world Islam and greatly influenced the culture. Instead of fighting against the turk-islamic tide, they could have absorbed them and used them.
Paul M. Bardunias
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A Spartan, being asked a question, answered "No." And when the questioner said, "You lie," the Spartan said, "You see, then, that it is stupid of you to ask questions to which you already know the answer!"
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A Spartan, being asked a question, answered "No." And when the questioner said, "You lie," the Spartan said, "You see, then, that it is stupid of you to ask questions to which you already know the answer!"
