Medievalists.net » Near East http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 19:35:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 Hidden Complexities of the Frankish Castle http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/11/hidden-complexities-of-the-frankish-castle/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/11/hidden-complexities-of-the-frankish-castle/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2015 04:51:14 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62465 This thesis is devoted to crusader castles and has a geographical focus on the Near Eastern regions.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/11/hidden-complexities-of-the-frankish-castle/feed/ 0 Byzantine-era mosaic map restored in Israel http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/04/byzantine-era-mosaic-map-restored-in-israel/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/04/byzantine-era-mosaic-map-restored-in-israel/#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2015 01:49:38 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=61547 Although the Byzantine-era church that existed about 1500 years ago in southern Israel no longer exists, its mosaic floor has now been restored and shows a map revealing a scene of streets and buildings from an Egyptian town.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/04/byzantine-era-mosaic-map-restored-in-israel/feed/ 0 Financing the tribute to the Kingdom of Jerusalem: An urban tax in Damascus http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/26/financing-the-tribute-to-the-kingdom-of-jerusalem-an-urban-tax-in-damascus/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/26/financing-the-tribute-to-the-kingdom-of-jerusalem-an-urban-tax-in-damascus/#comments Wed, 26 Aug 2015 19:07:56 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=60640 After a brief introduction to legal taxation and Saljuq fiscal policy, the philological problems in the definition of a specific due, al-fissa, illegitimate according to the sharia, will be addressed along with its political function and history. This due was levied in Damascus for the tribute to the Kingdom of Jerusalem.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/26/financing-the-tribute-to-the-kingdom-of-jerusalem-an-urban-tax-in-damascus/feed/ 0 Mosaics discovered at Byzantine-era Synagogue in Israel http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/06/mosaics-discovered-at-byzantine-era-synagogue-in-israel/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/06/mosaics-discovered-at-byzantine-era-synagogue-in-israel/#comments Fri, 07 Aug 2015 04:48:00 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=60220 Excavations of a medieval synagogue in Israel dating to the Byzantine period (4th—7th c. CE) have uncovered a partially-preserved colorful mosaic floor.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/06/mosaics-discovered-at-byzantine-era-synagogue-in-israel/feed/ 0 Byzantine church discovered near Jerusalem http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/02/byzantine-church-discovered-near-jerusalem/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/02/byzantine-church-discovered-near-jerusalem/#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2015 13:05:03 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59340 Archaeologists in Israel have discovered the remains of a Byzantine church and road station just west of Jerusalem. The site is believed to be about 1500 years old.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/02/byzantine-church-discovered-near-jerusalem/feed/ 0 Early Christian Mosaic Floor discovered in Nazareth http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/24/early-christian-mosaic-floor-discovered-in-nazareth/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/24/early-christian-mosaic-floor-discovered-in-nazareth/#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2015 13:17:24 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59164 Mosaic floor found under the Church of the Annunciation is believed to date to the fourth century.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/24/early-christian-mosaic-floor-discovered-in-nazareth/feed/ 0 Caliph’s palace on the shores of the Sea of Galilee to be restored http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/02/caliphs-palace-on-the-shores-of-the-sea-of-galilee-to-be-restored/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/02/caliphs-palace-on-the-shores-of-the-sea-of-galilee-to-be-restored/#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2015 20:05:18 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=58648 The German government will be funding archaeologists to help restored an Umayyad palace dating back to the early eighth century.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/02/caliphs-palace-on-the-shores-of-the-sea-of-galilee-to-be-restored/feed/ 0 Enumerating the Battles, Skirmishes, and Naval Actions at the Siege of Acre http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/20/enumerating-the-battles-skirmishes-and-naval-actions-at-the-siege-of-acre/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/20/enumerating-the-battles-skirmishes-and-naval-actions-at-the-siege-of-acre/#comments Wed, 20 May 2015 15:56:19 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=58295 Hosler examines the many episodes during the siege, which involved Saladin's Egyptian and Syrian troops, fighting against crusader forces that were eventually joined by kings Philip Augustus and Richard I.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/20/enumerating-the-battles-skirmishes-and-naval-actions-at-the-siege-of-acre/feed/ 0 Medieval cesspit in Jerusalem reveals 15th century diseases http://www.medievalists.net/2015/03/20/medieval-cesspit-in-jerusalem-reveals-15th-century-diseases/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/03/20/medieval-cesspit-in-jerusalem-reveals-15th-century-diseases/#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2015 14:01:05 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=56955 Analysis of a latrine in Jerusalem that dates back over 500 years finds human parasites common in northern Europe yet very rare in Middle East at the time, suggesting long-distance trade or pilgrimage routes and shedding light on prevalent infectious diseases of the age.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/03/20/medieval-cesspit-in-jerusalem-reveals-15th-century-diseases/feed/ 0 The German Crusade of 1197-1198 http://www.medievalists.net/2015/03/19/the-german-crusade-of-1197-1198/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/03/19/the-german-crusade-of-1197-1198/#comments Thu, 19 Mar 2015 20:27:39 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=56948 This article reconsiders the significance of the German Crusade of 1197-8, often dismissed as a very minor episode in the history of the Crusading movement.

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