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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 siege of Antioch took place during the First Crusade in 1097 and 1098, on the crusaders' way to Jerusalem through Syria.Two sieges took place in succession. The first siege, by the crusaders against the city held by the Seljuk Empire, lasted from 20 October 1097 [11] to 3 June 1098.
Antioch was deprived of the Empire's protection, which had been enough to frighten Nur ad-Din away from intervening in the area for the preceding twenty years. Nevertheless, with help from the fleets of the Italian city-states, Antioch survived Saladin's assault on the Kingdom of Jerusalem in 1187.
An illustration of Kerbogha besieging Antioch, from a 14th-century manuscript in the care of the Bibliothèque nationale de France. As the starving and outnumbered Crusaders emerged from the gates of the city and divided into six regiments, Kerbogha's commander, Watthab ibn Mahmud, urged him to immediately strike their advancing line. [4]
The crusader leaders accept Bohemond's claim to rule Antioch if he achieves the surrender of the town. [58] June 3. Bohemond's troops enter Antioch with Firouz's assistance and the crusaders occupy the town. Yağısıyan's son, Shams ad-Daulah, resists them in the citadel. [59] [60] June 4. Kerbogha's army reaches Antioch and lays siege to the ...
The majority of the Antioch mosaics are from the fourth and fifth centuries, Antioch's golden age, though others from earlier times have survived as well. [82] The mosaics depict a variety of images including animals, plants, and mythological beings, as well as scenes from the daily lives of people living in the area at the time.
The city of Antioch, however; remained under the Byzantines. Antioch's last two governors were Armenians. The last one was Philaretus, who had risen by his courage and ability to the rank of domcsticus under the Byzantine emperor, Romanos IV Diogenes. The Seljuks launched an expedition to capture the city. [1]
The Parthian expedition was nominally led by Prince Pacorus I, who was, however, a child.The actual command therefore fell to the experienced general Osaces. Cicero, who was at the time governor of the neighbouring province of Cilicia, reported that he had learned of the invasion on a date which corresponds to 20 September 51 BC. [3]