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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 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 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 Shroud of Saint-Josse, now in the collections of the Musée du Louvre, is a silk samite saddle cloth that was woven in northeastern Iran for Abu Mansur Bakhtegin, some time before 961.
When the precious textile was brought back from the First…

Leighton uses a Greek myth (concerning the daughter of Debutades) as the basis for this scene. Here, the woman traces the departing knight's shadow against the wall. There are several versions including one in Cardiff and one in Alabama.

The town of Dura-Europos in Syria existed on the frontier between the Roman Empire and the Parthian and the Sassanian Empires of Persia. It was under Roman control from 165 CE until its final destruction by the Sassanians in 257 CE. During this short…

The Platamon Castle, Macedonia, is a Byzantine castle that was extensively improved by the Latin Roland Piscia, who received the site from Boniface of Montferrat after 1204.
The imposing castle is located near the mouth of the Peneios River,…

These carved wooden figures at the city hall in Cologne, Germany represent the "nine worthies" a group of nine historical, biblical, and literary figures who personified ideas of chivalry in the Middle Ages. These nine figures were divided into three…