The Siege of Nicaea, 1097 CE (map by Gabriel Moss)

map showing the siege of Nicaea
Image Credit:
MossMaps Cartography and Consulting

The march from Antioch to Jerusalem, 1099 CE (Map by Gabriel Moss)

map of the route from Antioch to Jerusalem
Image Credit:
MossMaps Cartography and Consulting

The thirst suffered by the first Crusaders (1852), by Alessandro Guardassoni (Bologna, Pinacoteca Nazionale, Inv. 645

19th century picture of crusaders suffering from thirst
Image Credit:
Public domain : Q1103550VIAF: 141530565ISNI: 0000000123243847ULAN: 500125188LCCN: n50052590NLA: 35111798WorldCat

The capture of Antioch

medieval illumination of the capture of Antioch
Image Credit:
By Unknown author - http://www.histoire-france.net/moyen/croisade/antioche.jpg, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=21327491

The Capture of Antioch by Bohmond of Tarento, June 1098 (painting by L. Gaillat, 1840)

a painting with Bohemond capturing Antioch
Image Credit:
By L.Gallait - Painting by L.Gallait, 1840, "Croisades, origines et consequences", Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3111724

The Orontes River (now the Far) near Antioch (now Antakya)

the river near Antioch (modern Antakya)
Image Credit:
By Mohammad adil at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17975571

3rd century graffito of a cataphract (clibanarius), from Dura-Europus (Yale University Art Gallery)

a graffito of a mounted armored warrior
Image Credit:
By Yale University Art Gallery - https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/5206, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=113594191

a cataphract; Persian cavalryman in plate armor (6th century)

relief sculpture with Sassanian mounted cavalryman
Image Credit:
Wikimedia: Zereshk

The Siege of Nicaea: the Crusaders firing heads into the city (anonymous manuscript illumination, 13th century

manuscript illumination with crusaders firing Turkish heads into the city
Image Credit:
Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=26535077

The siege of Nicaea

manuscript illumination showing the siege of Nicaea
Image Credit:
By Anonymous - This file comes from Gallica Digital Library and is available under the digital ID btv1b10024631m/f71, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10966446

Byzantine fortifications of Nicaea (modern Iznik); city walls

the Byzantine walls at Iznik
Image Credit:
By Carole Raddato from Frankfurt, Germany - Nicaea's Byzantine fortifications, Iznik, Turkey, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=65156244

Byzantine fortifications of Nicaea (modern Iznik); the Yenişehir Gate

A Byzantine gate at Nicaea (modern Iznik)
Image Credit:
Wikimedia Commons: Dosseman

Byzantine fortifications of Nicaea (modern Iznik); a tower in the city wall

the ruins of a tower in the Byzantine walls at Nicaea (Iznik)
Image Credit:
By Carole Raddato from Frankfurt, Germany - Nicaea's Byzantine fortifications, Iznik, Turkey, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=65156234

ruins (mostly later than 1096) of a Byzantine fort, probably Xerigordos (now Çobankalesi); photo courtesy of Marko Tjemmes

ruins (mostly later than 1096) of a Byzantine fort, probably Xerigordos (now Çobankalesi); photo courtesy of Marko Tjemmes

ruins of the fort called Xerigordos (now Çobankalesi)
Image Credit:
Marko Tjemmes

Iznik (ancient Nicaea) and Lake Iznik

a view of Lake Iznik, with the town of Iznik in the foreground
Image Credit:
By Arif miletli - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=107124312

a map showing the Vardar River (Axios in Greek), flowing through North Macedonia into Greece

a map showing the course of the Vardar (Axios) River
Image Credit:
Costas78

The Vardar River, near Nogaevci, North Macedonia (Bohemond would would probably have crossed further to the south)

the river Vardar
Image Credit:
By mk:Корисник:Македонец - mk:Слика:P1010145.JPG, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1723394

The Mausoleum of Bohemond, Conosa di Puglia, Italy

The mausoleum of Bohemond

Map (in French) of the main crusader routes

a map of the main crusader routes
Image Credit:
his file was derived from: Kreuzzug.jpg

Map of crusader routes

a map showing the main routes of the crusaders
Image Credit:
Original work: Captain Blood at de.wikipedia

A Norman knight in chain mail, at the Battle of Hastings (1066); from the Bayeux Tapestry (no. 53)

a mounted Norman warrior on the Bayeux Tapestry
Image Credit:
By 12th century unknown - Lucien Musset The Bayeux Tapestry 2005 Boydell Press ISBN 1-84383-163-5 p. 243, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=27217819

The land walls of Constantinople, built by Theodosius II (408-450 CE)

The land walls of Constantinople
Image Credit:
Photograph taken in June 2006 in Istanbul by en:User:Bigdaddy1204

The People's Crusade at Xerigordo

Manuscript illumination with the People's Crusade as Xerigordo (manuscript illumination
Image Credit:
http://www.unf.edu/classes/crusades/image/BNF-massacreofpeterhermitsarmy-1490.jpg uploader was Stbalbach at en.wikipedia 2004-12-07

The Bosphorus (aerial view, looking south)

an aerial view of the Bosphorus, looking south toward the Sea of Marmara
Image Credit:
By Adbar - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=29693841

Map of Constantinople, Sea of Marmara, Nicomedia

Map of Constantinople, Sea of Marmara, Nicomedia
Image Credit:
Cplakidas

map of the Via Egnatia (Via Militaris), the famous Roman road

a map of the Via Egnatia
Image Credit:
By Jarekadam - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=83704945

Peter the Hermit leading crusaders. Miniature from Egerton Manuscript (France, 14th c.)

Peter the Hermit in monk's clothing leading armed Frankish warriors
Date:
1321-1324
Image Credit:
Public domain

Pope Urban II preaching at the Council of Clermont in 1095

Pope Urban II preaching at the Council of Clermont
Agent:
Jean Columbe
Date:
c. 1474

Hannibal Surrounded

An older man, seated, puts his head in his hand, a younger man stands behind looking out a window
Agent:
Joelle Cicak
Date:
2013
Image Credit:
DCC
Subject:
Nepos, Hannibal drawings by Joelle Cicak

Hannibal's Ruse

Men in ancient Greek dress standing in front of a temple, in front of which are several storage jars
Agent:
Joelle Cicak
Date:
2013
Image Credit:
DCC
Subject:
Nepos, Hannibal drawings by Joelle Cicak

Hannibal's Oath

A boy kneels at a smoky altar, his father placing his hand on the boy's shoulder
Agent:
Joelle Cicak
Date:
2013
Image Credit:
DCC
Subject:
Nepos, Hannibal drawings by Joelle Cicak

Bronze Ballots

five metal discs, each with central protrusions and wrapped with a line of Greek lettering
Date:
4th C. BC.
Image Credit:
American School of Classical Studies at Athens

AGE Exercises 7.2

AGE Exercises 7.2

Europe and the Mediterranean Lands about 1097

map of Europe and the middle east
Agent:
William Robert Shepherd
Image Credit:
Wikimedia Commons
Subject:
Gesta Francorum

Portrait of Mary of Hungary in 1520

Regally dressed young woman with a large flat hat, hands together tucked in large sleeves.
Agent:
Hans Maler zu Schwaz
Date:
1520
Subject:
Luisa Sigaea

Portrait of Maria of Hungary as widow

Mature woman in a plain dress and head covering
Date:
ca. 1528
Image Credit:
Wikimedia Commons
Subject:
Luisa Sigaea

Anthonis Mor, portrait of Philip II of Spain (1549)

Young bearded man in royal dress standing with one hand on a table
Agent:
Anthonis Mor
Date:
1549
Image Credit:
Google Art Project
Subject:
Luisa Sigaea

Aurora and Cephalus (1733) by François Boucher

Nude young woman seated on a rock with a young man, also nude, surrounded by tools of hunting and a chariot and cupids in the air
Agent:
François Boucher
Date:
1733
Image Credit:
Wikipedia user Hohum
Subject:
Luisa Sigaea

Infanta Maria of Portugal by Francisco de Holanda; c. 1540s.

portrait painting of a noble lady with fancy dress and high collar
Agent:
Francisco de Holanda
Date:
1540s
Image Credit:
Wikipedia user RickMorais
Subject:
Luisa Sigaea

Poetry, a woman with a laurel crown

drawing of young woman in a fancy dress with laurel crown
Agent:
Raphael Morghen
Date:
1827
Image Credit:
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Subject:
Luisa Sigaea

The Garden of the Hesperides, Edward Burne-Jones, detail

three young women dance around a tree encirceed by a snake
Agent:
Edward Burne-Jones
Date:
1869-73
Image Credit:
Flickr user KotomiCreations
Subject:
Luisa Sigaea

Striding Pan

The satyr stands upright and majestically strides forward. His powerfully muscled torso closely resembles Riccio’s heroic nudes
Agent:
Andrea Briosco, called Riccio
Date:
1530–1539
Image Credit:
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Subject:
Luisa Sigaea

Sylvanus from The Rural Gods

Engraving showing a man with goat legs carrying a branch
Agent:
Cornelis Cort
Date:
1565
Image Credit:
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Subject:
Luisa Sigaea

Two satyrs and a faun seated to right watching two child satyrs

Drawing of two satyrs and a faun seated to right watching two child satyrs
Agent:
Stefano della Bella
Date:
ca. 1643–48
Image Credit:
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Subject:
Luisa Sigaea

Valley of Sintra at dusk with crags

Valley of Sintra at dusk with crags
Agent:
Sergei Gussev
Date:
2016
Image Credit:
Flickr user Sergei Gussev
Subject:
Luisa Sigaea

The Sintra Mountains at Dusk

Sunrise over high mountains
Agent:
Andrew Fecheyr
Date:
2007
Image Credit:
Flickr user Andrew Fecheyr
Subject:
Luisa Sigaea

Sintra Google Earth Map

Contour map showing Sintra, Lisbon, Atlantic Ocean, landmarks and roads
Agent:
Google Earth
Date:
2024
Image Credit:
Google Earth
Subject:
Luisa Sigaea

View of Sintra Forest

large round boulders in a forest
Agent:
Rafael Antonio
Date:
2018
Image Credit:
Flickr user Rafael Antonio
Subject:
Luisa Sigaea

Rocks above the Palacio da Regaleira, Sintra

Rocky hill seen from below
Agent:
Zororiman
Date:
2018
Image Credit:
Flickr user Zororiman
Subject:
Luisa Sigaea