- Pope Urban II
- European knights and nobles
- Peasants and commoners
- Byzantine emperor Alexius I Comnenus
- Seljuk Turks
Results:
- Capture of Jerusalem and establishment of the Kingdom of Jerusalem
- Increased power and influence of the Catholic Church
- Cultural and scientific exchange between Europe and the Middle East
- Rise of the Crusades as a religious and political movement
- Conflict and tension between Christians, Muslims, and Jews in the Holy Land
In 533 AD Justinian assigned the general Belisarius to conquer the marauding state of the Germanic Vandals in North Africa. For this purpose he allocated only 5,000 cavalry and 10,000 infantry. Of the horsemen, 1,000 were Huns and Germans, 1,500 elite buccalarians, under John Troglitis, and the rest
The use of aromatic plants in cooking and medicine has been a constant throughout history. Mint, specifically, has been used to flavor many dishes and in medicine to facilitate digestion, as a mouth freshener and for its stimulating properties. Some of us, including myself, believed the urban legend
Who has not enjoyed the stories of the mythical King Arthur and his noble knights? The sword Excalibur in the stone that only the king of England could remove, the magic of Merlin, the Round Table of the castle of Camelot where Arthur and his knights narrated their exploits saving maidens or fightin
If we travel to Iraq and head towards the Zagros Mountains , on the border with Iran, about 40 km from Baghdad, and very close to the Diyalah River, we will find an archaeological site. It is the ancient Sumerian city of Eshnunna . At first glance, the site doesnt look like much. The old Sumerian ru