But we don't know why or how they were razed and from what context because I just asked Mod Jack on twitter. He confirmed most to eventually all humans in the former Zarosian Empire who didn't become Zamorakian nor join in the fighting chose to convert to Saradomin. I remember somewhere a source said that Saranthium retained alot of the architecture from the empire or something awhile ago but not where. If it was ruined buildings of course they would have to be razed in the construction or its also entirely possible they got razed in the fighting.
So all the humans living today in the lands that used to belong to Zaros, were descended from the ones which lived in the empire or most atleast.
https://twitter.com/JagexJack/status/822095473859264513
"Depends on when. Eventually, all of them, since they're all Saradominist by the Fifth Age."
~Mod Jack
and this sounds like a process that happened/occurred gradually. Not right on the spot, they liked/enjoyed the quality of life Saradominist administrations of government gave them after living under it and so most all converted.
What happens if Saradomin didn't kill the civilians whom continued to worship what he saw as a "dead god", left them alone and the only ones who died were those who did so in combat fighting back at the "occupiers" coming in?
Because as Jack confirmed, the remaining Zarosians whom stayed behind did not die. They all converted eventually to Saradomin's following.
You can compare this to how the Romans converted to Christianity and completely changed their culture etc after the Empire fell. The inhabitants were still alive but the empire was "destroyed" along with many former features.
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