Stronghold: A History of Military ArchitectureSchocken Books, 1985 - 192 pages |
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Page 85
... Land Walls of Constantinople . The fortified palace ( Yedikule ) was built by Sultan Fatih Mehmet in 1457 , after the Turkish capture of Constantinople . The Golden Gate had been blocked up long before that ; according to tradition , it ...
... Land Walls of Constantinople . The fortified palace ( Yedikule ) was built by Sultan Fatih Mehmet in 1457 , after the Turkish capture of Constantinople . The Golden Gate had been blocked up long before that ; according to tradition , it ...
Page 87
... land . But from 1144 onwards there arose a succes- sion of Saracen leaders who rekindled the mis- sionary zeal of Islam and organised Turkish energies for war . For them , Crusader castles became symbols of Frankish domination , of ...
... land . But from 1144 onwards there arose a succes- sion of Saracen leaders who rekindled the mis- sionary zeal of Islam and organised Turkish energies for war . For them , Crusader castles became symbols of Frankish domination , of ...
Page 90
... Land . Like all such Orders , they took monastic vows of poverty , chastity and obedience , but were also warriors . However , because of the wide - ranging nature of their particular duties ( which involved oper- ations throughout ...
... Land . Like all such Orders , they took monastic vows of poverty , chastity and obedience , but were also warriors . However , because of the wide - ranging nature of their particular duties ( which involved oper- ations throughout ...
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