Fourteen days sufficed to bring the siege to an end.Continuing Saladin Takes Jerusalem From the Christians,our selection from Sir George W. Cox.
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Herodotus Book II, Verses 112-120
Egyptians tell Herodotus that they base their version of the story of Helen of Troy upon inquiries of Menelaus himself.Translated by George C.
Saladin Takes Jerusalem From the Christians – 3
Guy was king; but Raymond of Tripoli refused him his allegiance.Continuing Saladin Takes Jerusalem From the Christians,our selection from Sir
Saladin Takes Jerusalem From the Christians – 2
The banners of Almeric and the Fatimite Caliph waved together on the walls of Alexandria; but on either side the peace or truce was a mere makeshift