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Shortly after his election in 1009 Pope Sergius IV issued a Papal Bull calling for Islam to be driven from the Holy Land after the Church of the Holy Sepulchre was destroyed by the Fatimid Caliph Al Hakim bin Amr Allah (also known as "the Mad"). Some historians have suggested that this bull was actually invented around the time of the First Crusade, in order to help justify that expedition to Jerusalem. However recently, historians have forcefully argued for the document's authenticity.
WI Pope's call was accepted by the European Princes and a Crusade began in 1009? Is this possible? Could Emperor Basil II (with the help of Western "Crusaders") attack and restore Roman rule in Palestine and-perhaps-Egypt?
What do u think?
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