The Athlit Cemetery, the largest known Crusader resting place in the Middle East, lies outside the 13th-century Knights Templar's Athlit Castle.
Potsherds and coin finds date the numerous graves to the short period between 1218 and 1291. The deceased…
The Crusader castle of Belvoir is located on a hill of the Naphtali plateau, about 500 meters above the Jordan Valley and a few miles south of Lake Tiberias (the Sea of Galilee). It is surrounded by a moat, and built with an outer and inner…
Upon its foundation in 1142, the Kerak or Karak of Moab Castle became the stronghold of the Latin Lordship of Transjordan, which was part of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem. The fortress surrendered to Saladin in 1188.
Why was the particular location…
St Sergius on horseback, carrying a crusader banner. The donor of the icon appears kneeling and kissing the right red boot of the saint in a gesture of reverence.
Icon, 13th century
St Catherine Monastery, Mount Sinai, Icon Collection
Saints Sergius and Bacchus on horseback.
Icon, 13th century
St Catherine Monastery, Mount Sinai, Egypt, Icon Collection
Who were Saints Sergius and Bacchus?
The Siege of Acre by Napoleon's army in May 1799. Scene from Napoleon's failed attempt to take the city of Acre from the Ottomans and British during his campaign in the Holy Land in 1799.
From J. Jenkins, The Martial Achievements of Great Britain…
The Siege of Acre, 1189-1191. Part of the Third Crusade. Illumination from the Chroniques de France or de Saint Denis (from 1108 to 1270)
Soldiers in armor surround a walled town with one climbing up the walls on a ladder, and defending soldiers on…
The Old City of Acre, UNESCO World Heritage Site. Why?
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