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First Crusade, Germ Warfare, Siege of Nicaea, 1098

The First Crusade (1096-1099) was a military expedition by Roman Catholic Europe to regain the Holy Lands taken in the Muslim conquests of the Levant (632-661), ultimately resulting in the recapture of Jerusalem in 1099. The first objective of their campaign was Nicaea, previously a city under Byzantine rule, but had become the capital of the Seljuq Sultanate of Rum under Kilij Arslan I. The siege lasted from May 14th to June 19th. Crusader armies besieging Nicaea are said to have catapulted diseased human heads into the city. After handing custody of Nicaea to the Byzantines, the crusaders resumed their march to Jerusalem.
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First Crusade, Germ Warfare, Siege of Nicaea, 1098
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The First Crusade (1096-1099) was a military expedition by Roman Catholic Europe to regain the Holy Lands taken in the Muslim conquests of the Levant (632-661), ultimately resulting in the recapture of Jerusalem in 1099. The first objective of their campaign was Nicaea, previously a city under Byzantine rule, but had become the capital of the Seljuq Sultanate of Rum under Kilij Arslan I. The siege lasted from May 14th to June 19th. Crusader armies besieging Nicaea are said to have catapulted diseased human heads into the city. After handing custody of Nicaea to the Byzantines, the crusaders resumed their march to Jerusalem.
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3150 x 3290 px | 29.7 MB
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26.7 x 27.9 cm | 10.5 x 11.0 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
1098 • 11TH CENTURY • 1ST CRUSADE • ARMIES ARMY • ARMIES • ARMY • ART • ARTWORK • BESIEGE • BIOLOGICAL WARFARE • CATAPULT • CAVALRY • CELEBRITY • CHEVALIER • CHIVALROUS • CHIVALRY • CHRISTIAN WARRIOR • CODE OF CONDUCT • CRUSADE • CRUSADER • DAYS OF CHIVALRY • DISEASED HEADS • DRAWING • EVENT • FAMOUS • FIRST CRUSADE • GERM WARFARE • HISTORIC • HISTORICAL • HISTORY • HOLY WAR • HORSEMAN • HUNDRED YEARS WAR • IDEAL OF CHIVALRY • ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT • ILLUSTRATION • IMPORTANT • INFECTED HEADS • INFECTIOUS AGENT • KNIGHTHOOD • MANUSCRIPT • MANUSCRIPT, ILLUMINATED • MEDIEVAL • MIDDLE AGES • NOTABLE • RECAPTURE JERUSALEM • RELIGIOUS WAR • RIDER • ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH • SIEGE OF NICAEA • SIEGE • WAR • WEAPON • WEAPONARY • WELL-KNOWN