Armies of Heaven: The First Crusade and the Quest for ApocalypseBasic Books, 1 nov 2011 - 424 páginas At Moson, the river Danube ran red with blood. At Antioch, the Crusaders -- their saddles freshly decorated with sawed-off heads -- indiscriminately clogged the streets with the bodies of eastern Christians and Turks. At Ma'arra, they cooked children on spits and ate them. By the time the Crusaders reached Jerusalem, their quest -- and their violence -- had become distinctly otherworldly: blood literally ran shin-deep through the streets as the Crusaders overran the sacred city. Beginning in 1095 and culminating four bloody years later, the First Crusade represented a new kind of warfare: holy, unrestrained, and apocalyptic. In Armies of Heaven, medieval historian Jay Rubenstein tells the story of this cataclysmic event through the eyes of those who witnessed it, emphasizing the fundamental role that apocalyptic thought played in motivating the Crusaders. A thrilling work of military and religious history, Armies of Heaven will revolutionize our understanding of the Crusades. |
Índice
The Princes the Prophets the People | |
The Road to Constantinople | |
The Crusaders at Constantinople | |
The Nicene Deal | |
Saracens Through a Glass Darkly | |
Violent | |
Antioch to Maarra | |
Trial by Fire | |
Seeking a New Apocalypse | |
Jerusalem | |
The Last Emperor | |
Ascalon the Sixth Battle | |
Conclusion The NeverEnding Apocalypse | |
Enemy Country | |
A Troubling Victory | |
A Brief Account of Baldwin of Boulognes Adventures | |
The Battle | |
The Fall of Antioch | |
Acknowledgments | |
A Note on Sources | |
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Términos y frases comunes
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