17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM wrote:
tcmay@got.net (Timothy C. May) writes:
Islam, notably, was known for this policy of conversion by the sword: entire national populations were given the choice of converting to Islam or being put to the sword. Most converted, naturally enough.
No, the population was given the choice of converting or becoming slaves. (Slaves who opted to convert later didn't become free.) There were very few examples of mass genocide during the moslem conquests, and generally they avoided killing anyone who could be sold into slavery.
Just curious how much slaves cost at that time. Would be interestnig to see a price of a good slave as compared to, say, average monthly earnings or a price of one sheep. - Igor.