WebWar against Crusaders. Nur ad-Din was the second son of Imad ad-Din Zengi, the Turkish atabeg of Aleppo and Mosul, who was a devoted enemy of the crusader presence in Syria. After the assassination of his father in 1146, Nur ad-Din and his older brother Saif ad-Din Ghazi I divided the kingdom between themselves, with Nur ad-Din governing Aleppo and …

WebAD 1 Bethsaida, Galilea, Roman Empire: 29–32 / 62–67 Born Jewish. First pope. Apostle of Jesus. According to Catholic tradition he received the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven (Matthew 16:18–19). Feast day (Feast of Saints Peter and Paul) 29 June. The Catholic Church recognizes him as the first Bishop of Rome appointed by Christ. ... c. 1061 …

WebThe Norman conquest of southern Italy lasted from 999 to 1139, involving many battles and independent conquerors.. In 1130, the territories in southern Italy united as the Kingdom of Sicily, which included the island of Sicily, the southern third of the Italian Peninsula (except Benevento, which was briefly held twice), the archipelago of Malta, and parts of …

WebMasada (Hebrew: מְצָדָה məṣādā, "fortress") is an ancient fortification in the Southern District of Israel situated on top of an isolated rock plateau, akin to a mesa.It is located on the eastern edge of the Judaean Desert, overlooking the Dead Sea 20 km (12 mi) east of Arad.. Herod the Great built two palaces for himself on the mountain and fortified Masada …

WebCareer as a scholar-official. Su Song was of Hokkien ancestry who was born in modern-day Fujian, near medieval Quanzhou. Like his contemporary, Shen Kuo (1031–1095), Su Song was a polymath, a person whose expertise spans a significant number of different fields of study.It was written by his junior colleague and Hanlin scholar Ye Mengde (1077–1148) …

WebThe history of Cumbria as a county of England begins with the Local Government Act 1972.Its territory and constituent parts however have a long history under various other administrative and historic units of governance. Cumbria is an upland, coastal and rural area, with a history of invasions, migration and settlement, as well as battles and …

Web2000 AD The Ultimate Collection is a fortnightly partwork collection of hardback books published by Hachette Partworks.The series is made up of 180 volumes featuring some of the biggest stars of 2000 AD’s 45-year history. The spine art on the books combine to display a new image by artist Boo Cook.. The series is the second collaboration between …

WebThe Dead Sea (Hebrew: יַם הַמֶּלַח, Yam hamMelaḥ; Arabic: اَلْبَحْرُ الْمَيْتُ, Āl-Baḥrū l-Maytū), also known by other names, is a salt lake bordered by Jordan to the east and Israel and the West Bank to the west. It lies in the Jordan Rift Valley, and its main tributary is the Jordan River.. It is 304 m (997 ft) deep, the deepest hypersaline lake in the world. With a …

WebJordan (Arabic: الأردن; tr. Al-ʾUrdunn [al.ʔur.dunː]), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a country in Western Asia.It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan River.Jordan is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south and east, Iraq to the northeast, Syria to the north, and the …

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