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I thought the crusades came after the end of the Roman Empire

• hearsathought 11mo ago
  The roman empire ( eastern portion anyways ) lasted until the ottoman turks took them out in the 1400s. So the crusades definitely happened during the roman empire's existence.
  • SauciestGNU 11mo ago
    Not acknowledging the Roman Empire when it was seated in Constantinople is kind of peak Western chauvinism though.
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  • egberts1 11mo ago
    I think Roman Empire was split clearly East/West. Crusade came from the West. Roman Empire, or what the last vestiges of, fizzled in the East.