Pathfinders - Crusades and Byzantium
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Art and
Literature |
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| Byzantine
Architecture Project |
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This
page shows computer-generated recreations of architectural
landmarks in Istanbul. |
| Gallery
of Byzantine Images |
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A
collection of icons, monasteries, Byzantine historical
figures, landmarks, and views.
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| Byzantine
Art and History |
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This
is a great site containing art images, history, themes, a
glossary, and a timeline from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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| Byzantine
Monuments |
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A collection of images of
churches and monasteries.
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| Byzantine
Collections |
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From
the University of Michigan, a collection of Byzantine exhibits
including rare books, papyrus, and the Kelsey Museum of
Archaeology where you can view anything from a Christian
funerary stele to portraits.
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A small collection of beautiful
icon images and text with links to more pages with images
only.
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Byzantine
Museum of Zakynthos
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A small online collection of
paintings, carvings, and icons.
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The Knights |
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| History
and Mythos of the Knights Templar |
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Read
all about their history, important figures, battles, and
crusades. |
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Templar Knights |
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This
site provides a comprehensive definition of the knights
and identifies terms relating to the knights and the
crusades. |
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Includes
a chronological chain of events as well as links to more
information about religions and military orders. |
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General
History - Crusades |
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| The
Crusades |
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A
great site for maps of the crusades and a list of links
leading to other sources on the history of the crusades. |
| The
Crusades |
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Includes
Urban's speech, reactions, armies and mobs, leaders of the
first crusade, Antioch, the Holy Lance and more. |
| The
Crusades - Sources |
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Histories
of all the crusades, maps, the kingdom of Jerusalem, and the
effects of the Crusade Ideal in the West. |
| Chronology
of the Crusades |
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A
table of significant dates and events from 1095 to 1798.
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| Crusades
and Ayyubid Period (1099-1250 CE) |
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Visit
the sites of the crusader period, taste the food, see the
common costume and meet the prominent people.
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| The
Crusades and the Rise of Islam |
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A
kid-friendly site that provides an overview of the Turks, the
Arabs, the beginning of the crusades, Pope Urban, and later
crusades. |
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Virtual
Pilgrimage |
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Use
this site to take a virtual pilgrimage and get a sense of the
places visited by medieval Christain pilgrims. |
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General
History - Byzantium |
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| Byzantium
1200 |
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A
project recreating Istanbul in the
year 1200 AD. |
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Discover
the people, places, events, art, and resources of both
Byzantine and Islamic worlds. |
| Byzantine
Studies Page |
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A
more challenging site for searchers that is rewarding if
you look around. There are sources on Byzantine
music, a gallery of images, information on saints' lives,
and reviews on Byzantine literature. |
| Byzantium
Sources |
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A
huge site including Justinian, church policy, wars,
buildings, government, society and economy, and much more. |
| The
Byzantine Empire |
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Learn
about the structure of the empire, emperors, wars,
Constantinople and more. |
| Roman
Byzantine Sites |
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Look
up a variety of Roman landmarks such as the Damascus gate,
the Nea Church, markets, and a series of sites from the
crusades. |
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