Siege of Jerusalem

the siege engines. Their relations with the Byzantines were shaky when Emperor Alexius I had abandoned the Crusaders during the attack in Antioch which against their alliance agreement . Also, their march to Jerusalem was also without Emperor Alexius I concluded the alliance had gone downhill. On the other hand, the Turks’ real motive of the offer was to take over the city again once the crusaders managed to defeat the Fatimids. Thus, after the crusaders successfully penetrated into Jerusalem,…

It resulted in the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, and started the transformation from a Judaism centered on temple sacrifices to a Judaism dominated by Rabbis and the interpretations of scripture. Militarily, this conflict was important as it saw diverse militaries fighting with contrasting tactics. The Jewish rebels fought with irregular tactics (ambushes), while the Roman military utilized more conventional approaches (siege warfare). Although the Jewish and Roman forces…

because of the power of religion at the time. The Church hated opposing religions, so when Islamic factions veered dangerously close on the Trade city of Constantinople, the Church panicked. Hence began The Crusades. The holy cities of Antioch, Jerusalem, and Constantinople were in danger of being infected with the blood of infidels, and the Pope would not tolerate such blasphemy. However, in studies, The Crusades are an excellent example of religious genocides, and show how such actions are…

The Chronicles tells, among other things, 3 main events; the capture of Jerusalem by the…

Whilst this was not a major factor in the Third Crusade’s lack of success it contributed to the overall inefficiency to capture Jerusalem and hindered the crusade from the very beginning. In 1095 Pope Urban II sent out his crusaders with the promise that “all who die by the way, whether by land or by sea, or in battle against the Muslims, shall have immediate forgiveness of sins” which…

The world “crusade” is a word we don't really hear a lot. We learn it in history, but some people don't even have a clue what a crusade even is, or where it originated from. A crusade is a medieval military expedition, one of a series made by Europeans to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries. The crusades involved men and women from every country in Europe. It affected almost every little thing of every day life It even affected the churches, it even…

Rabirius, who is also credited to have built the Colosseum. The major accomplishments of Titus include the construction of the Colosseum, rebuilding post the 79 C.E. eruption of Mount Vesuvius and 80 C.E. fire in Rome. He is also victorious in the Siege of Jerusalem (First Jewish-Roman War) in the year 70 C.E., in which 1.1 million mostly Jewish…

Jeremiah was a priest by birth; he was from priestly household of Hilkiah at Anathoth (Jer. 1:1 NKJV). The meaning of his name was uncertain, it may mean “may Yahweh lift up”, “throw”, or “establish” (Bible Dictionary, 2003: 882). He was ordained by God to be a prophet before his birth (v.5 NKJV), he was humanly reluctant but he was divinely empowered by God (vv.8, 9 NKJV) and commissioned to predict destruction and restoration (v. 10 NKJV) (Believer’s Bible Commentary, 1985:999). Even though he…

prophets just around Samaria alone but much more in the county of Israel. I thought it was interesting to read about the “frenzy”. A “frenzy” is when a prophet acted out the oracles. Why did Ezekiel lay on his side for 430 days to act out the siege of Jerusalem? This was interesting to me because it…

Why the crusades were a failure The crusades were a series of battles from western Christians that was fought against muslims and other religious groups to reclaim the city of Jerusalem and to eliminate the threat against the Christians. The Crusades resulted in the crusaders seizing Jerusalem and holding it for only about 90 years. Following the first crusade were 8 other crusade attempts that were completely ineffective. Overall, the crusades were a failure. It only caused tensions between…