HISTORICAL MAPS

Between First and Second Crusades there were too many states, principalities, empires around Near East. In this detailed historical map you can see where the Principality of Armenian Cilicia, County of Edessa, Principality of Antioch, Great Seljuq Empire, Emirate of Damascus, Kingdom of Jarusalem, Fatimid Caliphate, County of Tripoli, Byzantine Empire, Seljuq Sultane of Rum were in 1135 AD

One of The Most Interesting Quotes of the Crusaders at The Siege of Antioch 1098 The Siege of Antioch was one of the most unforgettable battles of First Crusade. This interesting dialogue has been happened between Turkish Emir and Crusader Knight Rainald Porchet . "On another day the Turks led to the top of an Antiochian wall a noble knight, Rainald Porchet, whom they had imprisoned in a foul dungeon. They then told him that he should inquire from the Christian pilgrims how much they would pay for his ransom before he lost his head. From the heights of the wall Rainald addressed the leaders: "My lords, it matters not if I die, and I pray you, my brothers, that you pay no ransom for me. But be certain in the faith of Christ and the Holy Sepulchre that God is with you and shall be forever. You have slain all the leaders and the bravest men of Antioch; namely, twelve emirs and fifteen thousand noblemen, and no one remains to give battle with you or to defend the city." ...