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100 1 _aBesant, Walter,
_d1836-1901
245 1 0 _aJerusalem, the City of Herod and Saladin
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2019
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2019-09-19
505 0 _aIntroductory -- The siege of Jerusalem -- From Titus to Omar -- The Mohammedan conquest -- The Christian pilgrims -- The first Crusade -- King Godfrey -- King Baldwin I. -- King Baldwin II. -- King Fulke -- King Baldwin III. and the second Crusade -- King Amaury -- King Baldwin the leper -- King Guy de Lusignan -- Richard Coeur de Lion and the third Crusade -- Saladin -- The Mohammedan pilgrims -- The chronicle of six hundred years -- Modern Jerusalem -- On the position of the sacred sites.
508 _aProduced by KD Weeks, Sonya Schermann and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Jerusalem, the City of Herod and Saladin" by Walter Besant and Edward Henry Palmer is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book aims to provide a comprehensive history of Jerusalem, documenting significant events from around the year 30 AD through various occupations and conflicts, up to the modern era. It covers the well-known siege and capture by the Romans led by Titus, the consecutive Christian and Muslim occupations, and the Crusades, illustrating how the city has been shaped by pivotal historical figures and events. The opening of the work introduces its ambitious goal: to trace the history of Jerusalem starting from the fall of its Temple through the ages. It emphasizes the dual narrative derived from both Christian and Muslim sources, intending to present an unbiased account of the city's tumultuous past, where emotions and motivations were complex and often mixed. The authors set the stage for the subsequent detailed exploration of Jerusalem's historical narrative, highlighting the impact of rulers and the struggles of the people who inhabited this sacred city, laying the groundwork for an in-depth examination of its relentless conflicts and endurance throughout history. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aJerusalem -- Description and travel
653 _aJerusalem -- History
700 1 _aPalmer, Edward Henry,
_d1840-1882
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/60319
999 _c101145
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