ID #:
587
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Description:
The Crusades began with an appeal from Emperor Constantine to repel the Turks from Constantinople and fed on the pious determination of multitudes to take Jerusalem from the infidels. Soon hordes of armed pilgrims were marching across Europe for the Holy Land.
Keywords:
12th century, Byzantium, Constantine, crusading fervor, Europe, Holy Land, Middle Ages, Pilgrims, religion, Turks, warfare
Volume:
vol 1