1st Edition
The Armenian Kingdom in Cilicia During the Crusades The Integration of Cilician Armenians with the Latins, 1080-1393
By Jacob Ghazarian
Copyright 2000
260 Pages
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Routledge
260 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
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Routledge
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This unique study bridges the history of the Crusades with the history of Armenian nationalism and Christianity. To the Crusaders, Armenian Christians presented the only reliable allies in Anatolia and Asia Minor, and were pivotal in the founding of the Crusader principalities of Edessa, Antioch, Jerusalem and Tripoli. The Anatolian kingdom of Cilicia was founded by the Roupenian dynasty (mid 10th... Read more
Dedication, List of illustrations & tables, Abbreviations, Prologue, Introduction, 1. Ancient and medieval roots, 2. The heritage of the new kingdom, 3. The first Latin encounters, 4. The new inheritance, 5. Cyprus — A stepping stone, 6. The last Latin connections, 7. End of a kingdom, Plates, Chronologies, Notes, Bibliography, Index
Biography
Jacob Ghazarian
