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Series: |
Der praktische Schulmann |
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Tijdlijn: |
Mittelalter |
Plaats van de handeling: |
Unknown |
Illustrator: |
Hoffmann, A. |
Uitgeverij: |
Der praktische Schulmann, Stuttgart |
Jaar van uitgave: |
1933 |
Thema's: |
The picture shows the siege of Jerusalem (7th to 15th July 1099) during the first crusade. After the destruction of the Church of the Resurrection (1095 A.C.), Byzantines Emperor Alexios I Komnenos was seeking for western support. In response to that, Urban II proclaimed the First crusade to Jerusalem. On the picture you can see a martial depiction of the assault on the city of Jerusalem with siege engines, catapults, siege towers and mobile wooden walls. The troops of the Fatimid governors defend the city.