The tragedy of the Templars : the rise and fall of the Crusader States /
Explores the rise and fall of the Templars against the backdrop of the Crusader ideal and their settlement venture in Outremer.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Harper,
2013.
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| Edition: | First U.S. edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- The Middle East before the Crusades. The Christian world ; The Arab conquests ; Palestine under the Umayyads and the Arab tribes ; The Abbasids and the Arab eclipse ; Byzantine Crusades ; Muslim wars and the destruction of Palestine
- The Turkish Invasion and the First Crusade. The Turkish Invasion ; The call ; The First Crusade
- The founding of the Templars and the Crusader States. The origins of the Templars ; Outremer ; Zengi's jihad ; The Second Crusade
- The Templars and the defence of Outremer ; The view from the Temple Mount ; The defence of Outremer ; Templar wealth
- Saladin and the Templars. Tolerance and intolerance ; Saladin's jihad ; The fall of Jerusalem to Saladin
- The Kingdom of Acre. Recovery ; The Mamelukes ; The fall of Acre
- Aftermath. Lost souls ; The trial ; The destruction of the Templars.