Events of 1524 in China and Europe in response to the planetary phenomenon offer insights into the divergent Chinese and Western responses to such “millennial” events.
Crusader inscription by Frederick II discovered in Israel
November 15, 2011 By
“This is the only Crusader inscription in the Arabic language ever found in the Middle East,” say researchers.
Byzantine-era Christian prayer box discovered in Jerusalem
November 1, 2011 By
A miniature Christian prayer box decorated with a cross has been uncovered in archaeological excavations in Jerusalem
Military Strategy in the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem: The Crusader Fortification at Caesarea
October 31, 2011 By
Caesarea was a fortified city along the coast of Palestine, conquered and held by the Crusaders from 1101 to 1265. This study takes the reader to the archaeological remains of the site and provides a thorough examination of the defensive structures constructed throughout the history of the Crusader period
Archaeologists examine medieval fortress on the Mediterranean coast
October 20, 2011 By
Archaeologists have long known that Yavneh-Yam, an archaeological site between the Israeli cities of Tel Aviv and Ashdod on the Mediterranean coast, was a functioning harbor from the second millennium B.C. until the Middle Ages. Now Tel Aviv University researchers have uncovered evidence to suggest that the site was one of the final strongholds of […]
The Judgement of Urines
October 16, 2011 By
The Judgement of Urines Canadian Medical Association Journal, v.159:12 (1998) Abstract An earnest physician of Renaissance England counted this as one of the minor benefits of urine. His other jottings concluded that it is an excellent fertilizer for apple trees — it improves the apples’ taste, apparently — and does a fine job treating gout […]
Radicalism and Rationalism: The Changing Conditions of Frankish Rule for the Native Peoples in the First Kingdom of Jerusalem
October 16, 2011 By
To this day, it remains unclear what Pope Urban II actually intended the Crusaders to do once they arrived in Jerusalem
Military Medicine in the Crusaders’ Kingdom of Jerusalem
October 9, 2011 By
Medicine was probably the sphere in which the European immigrants benefited most from their contacts with the East, with the Latins (as the Europeans were called) acquiring medical knowledge from the local practicing physicians.
Athletes of Virtue in the Age of the Caliphates: Monasticism and Pilgrimage in the Early Islamic ‘Holy Land’ c.650-900 CE
October 4, 2011 By
Equally vibrant developments have characterised the concurrent academic analysis of Early Islamic polemical discourse directed against Christian communities and associated monastic writers between the eighth and tenth centuries
Conservation Policies in Palestine: A critical review
October 1, 2011 By
Conservation Policies in Palestine: A critical review By Mazen Iwais e-dialogos, Vol.1 (2011) Introduction: An accurate analysis over the subject of conservation and awareness of cultural-archaeological heritage requires going beyond the recurrent idea of the systematic external destruction and placing the discussion deeper into the Palestinian courtyard. Palestinians have more than 15 years of work […]
Paschal II, Bohemund of Antioch and the Byzantine Empire
August 12, 2011 By
All students of the medieval crusade are familiar with the ill-starred attack which Bohemund, Prince of Antioch, launched in 1107 from southern Italy against the western flank of the Byzantine Empire.
How Eager He Was for the Victory of Islam!’: Saladin’s Strategy Against the Kingdom of Jerusalem (1171-1187)
July 28, 2011 By
How Eager He Was for the Victory of Islam!’: Saladin’s Strategy Against the Kingdom of Jerusalem (1171-1187) By Jan Vandeburie Paper given at the ISHA Seminar ‘War, Father of All – Warfare in History’, 7-12 June 2010, Nicosia Introduction: After Saladin assumed military command over Egypt as vizier in 1169, he took the opportunity to […]
From Raw Materials to a Compound and Back Again: A Look at One Element
July 27, 2011 By
From Raw Materials to a Compound and Back Again: A Look at One Element of Crusader Architecture Grabiner, Esther (The David Azrieli School of Architecture, Tel Aviv University) Assaph – Studies in Art History, Vol.6 (2001) Abstract During the 12th century new architectural elements and motifs appeared in the Near East and in Western Europe […]
Crusader castle torn apart by earthquake at dawn, 20 May 1202
July 26, 2011 By
Crusader castle torn apart by earthquake at dawn, 20 May 1202 By Ronnie Ellenblum, Shmuel Marco, Amotz Agnon, Thomas Rockwell and Adrian Boas Geology, v. 26; no. 4 (1998) Abstract: The Crusader castle of Vadum Jacob, an outpost overlooking the Jordan River, was deformed during a destructive earthquake triggered by motion along the Dead Sea […]
Infidel Dogs: Hunting Crusaders with Usama ibn Munqidh
July 26, 2011 By
Infidel Dogs: Hunting Crusaders with Usama ibn Munqidh By Paul M. Cobb Crusades, Vol. 6 (2007) Introduction: Few works of medieval Arabic literature are as valuable to the student of Islamic perspectives on the Crusades as the Kitab al-I’tibar or Book of Learning by Example by the Syrian warrior and man-of-letters Usama ibn Munqidh (1095–1188). […]
The Venetian Crusade of 1122-1124
July 25, 2011 By
The Venetian Crusade of 1122-1124 By Jonathan Riley-Smith I Comuni Italiani nel Regno Crociato di Gerusalemme / The Italian communes in the Crusading Kingdom of Jerusalem, edited by Gabriella Airaldi and Benjamin Z. Kedar (Genoa, 1986) Introduction: On 8 August 1122 a large fleet left Venice for the East. The Venetians, who had taken the […]
The Artifice of War: Intelligence and Intrigue in the Third Crusade
July 25, 2011 By
The Artifice of War: Intelligence and Intrigue in the Third Crusade By Dana Cushing Paper given at the 33rd International Medieval Congress, Western Michigan University (1998) Abstract: Since I have always believed that the essential element of a successful military undertaking is right knowledge, even foreknowledge, based on communication, I became enamoured of a unique […]
Ceramics as a Reflection of Maritime Commercial Activity at Crusader Acre
July 23, 2011 By
Ceramics as a Reflection of Maritime Commercial Activity at Crusader Acre By Edna J. Stern One Thousand Nights and Days: Akko through the Ages, edited by A.E. Killebrew and V. Raz-Romeo (Haifa, 2010) Introduction: A large variety of Crusader period ceramics have been unearthed during large-scale excavations carried out by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) at […]
The Massacre at Acre: Mark of a Blood-thirsty King?
July 22, 2011 By
Ultimately, when it became clear that the True Cross and ransoms were not forthcoming, Richard I was forced to make a military decision.
The Fatimid Failure against the Crusaders at the End of the First Crusade
July 21, 2011 By
The Fatimid Failure against the Crusaders at the End of the First Crusade By Jan Vandeburie Carnival, Vol.12 (2010) Introduction: This paper was presented at the ISHA conference 2010 in Helsinki. The theme of the conference, integration throughout history, gave me the opportunity to look at some important events at the end of the First […]
The Rise of Latin Christian Naval Power in the Third Crusade
July 21, 2011 By
The international conflict in the late twelfth century known as the Third Crusade usually holds a somewhat inconclusive place in medieval history, at least when one looks only at the results on land
Funduq, Fondaco, and Khan in the Wake of Christian Commerce and Crusade
July 21, 2011 By
Funduq, Fondaco, and Khan in the Wake of Christian Commerce and Crusade Olivia Remie, Constable The Crusades from the Perspective of Byzantium and the Muslim World, Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection Washington, D.C. (2001) Abstract The arrival of the Crusaders in the Near East brought warfare to the region, but their coming also encouraged an […]
Who Went on the Crusades to the Holy Land?
July 19, 2011 By
Who Went on the Crusades to the Holy Land? By Christopher Tyerman The Horns of Hattin: Proceedings of the Second Conference of the Society of the Crusades and the Latin East, ed. B.Z. Kedar (Jerusalem, 1992) Introduction: However the crusades to the Holy Land are regarded, the question of who undertook the journey to Jerusalem […]
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