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Map of the Ayyubid Empire
A map indicating (in red) the greatest extent of the Ayyubid Dynasty's empire (1171-1250 CE). Green indicates the areas controlled by the Crusader states (aka Latin East).
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Louis IX Departing for the Seventh Crusade
A 14th century CE illustration of Louis IX of France (r. 1226-1270 CE) departing Aigues Mortes for Egypt on the Seventh Crusade (1248-1254 CE).
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King Louis IX Carrying the Crown of Thorns
Created in Tours, France, sometime between 1245-1248 CE, this stained glass panel depicts King Louis IX (r. 1226-1270 CE) carrying the crown of thorns. Measures 55 x 35 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New...
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St. Gallen Cathedral
Abbey Cathedral of St. Gallen, Switzerland, founded c. 720 CE.
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Saint Gall
Saint Gall (c. 550 - c. 645 CE)
Filialkirche St. Venantius, Pfärrenbach, Gemeinde Horgenzell, Germany
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Abbey Cathedral of St. Gallen
Founded c. 720 CE, the Abbey Cathedral of St. Gallen, Switzerland, was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1983 CE.
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Training Horses Tablet from Hattusa
Lines 31-42 of this clay tablet describes the methods used by Kikkuli of the Mittani for training horses: "...On eight successive nights, they are walked 5 kaskal-BU (5 x 10 Km). For eight nights, they are groomed...
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The Tablet of the Apology of Hattusilis III from Hattusa
This clay tablet starts with "...But when my father Mursilis (Muršiliš) became a god, and my brother Muwatallis (Mwuatalliš) sat upon the throne of his father, I became a general in the presence...
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The Song of Ullikummis Tablet from Hattusa
The most interesting Hittite legend embodying the characteristics of a Hurrian mythology is the one related to Kumarbiš, the father of the gods. Tešup has taken the palace of Kumarbiš at the head of the divine...
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Great Mosque, Cordoba
The Great Mosque of Cordoba, Spain (784–1236 CE). Prayer hall of Abd al-Rahman.
