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The siege of Antioch quickly became legendary, and in the 12th century it was the subject of the chanson d'Antioche and the Siège d'Antioche, [67] two chansons de geste in the Crusade cycle. Count Bohemond by Alfred Duggan (1964) is a historical novel concerning the life of Bohemond and describes the siege of Antioch. [68]
The siege of Antioch occurred in 1268 when the Mamluk Sultanate under Baibars finally succeeded in capturing the city of Antioch.Prior to the siege, the Crusader Principality was oblivious to the loss of the city, as demonstrated when Baibars sent negotiators to the leader of the former Crusader state and mocked his use of "Prince" in the title Prince of Antioch.
The Battle of Antioch (1098) was a military engagement fought between the Christian forces of the First Crusade and a Muslim coalition led by Kerbogha, atabeg of Mosul. Kerbogha's goal was to reclaim Antioch from the Crusaders and affirm his position as a regional power.
The siege of Antioch was a military engagement between the Seljuks of Rum led by Sulieman ibn Qutalmish and the Byzantine garrison of Philaretos. The Seljuk with a small force managed to capture the city in late 1084 while the castle surrendered in early 1085.
The Battle of the Lake of Antioch took place on 9 February 1098 during the First Crusade. As the Crusaders were besieging Antioch, word reached the Crusader camp that a large relief force led by Radwan, the Seljuq ruler of Aleppo, was on the way. Bohemond of Taranto gathered all remaining horses and marched in the night to ambush the Muslim ...
The Siege of Antioch, from a medieval miniature painting. The city of Antioch had been a major Byzantine stronghold in the area under the control of a dux before falling to the Seljuk Turks in 1084. [1] Therefore, it was one of the cities the army of the First Crusade aimed to liberate on its way to Jerusalem.
The siege of Antioch took place when the Sassanids under Shapur I besieged the Roman city of Antioch in 253 after defeating the Romans in the Battle of Barbalissos.
Battle of Antioch (218), a battle between Macrinus and Elagabalus; Siege of Antioch (253), a siege by the Sassanid Empire against the Roman Empire; Battle of Antioch (613), a battle between the Byzantine and Sassanid Empires; Battle of Antioch (1097), a siege by the Crusaders against the Muslim-held city, part of the First Crusade