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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).

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).

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 York)

Abbey Cathedral of St. Gallen, Switzerland, founded c. 720 CE.

Saint Gall (c. 550 - c. 645 CE) Filialkirche St. Venantius, Pfärrenbach, Gemeinde Horgenzell, Germany

Founded c. 720 CE, the Abbey Cathedral of St. Gallen, Switzerland, was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1983 CE.

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 and run for 7 iku (7 x...

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 of my brother, and then my brother appointed...

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 kingdom. Kumarbiš abhors this...

The Great Mosque of Cordoba, Spain (784–1236 CE). Prayer hall of Abd al-Rahman.