So I've been planning a Roman timeline for a while, and whilst I've been reconsidering aspects as I've been reading, one topic I've not really understood (besides Romanitas, which was fun to explore and I want to include) is how Roman society felt about Islam/Muslims.
I mean, its all well and good to go all "Crusader Kings, They Baddies", but that's cartoonish.
Did the Romans consider them especially evil heathens? Misguided? An honourable foe? What was Islam to the Roman people(s)
Note : The time period I was looking at is the 1400s, so views for that period, after losing much of its heartland is deeply relevant.