Posts Tagged ‘crusaders’

Crusaders Were Attacked With These Ancient Hand Grenades in Jerusalem

Archaeologists have for a long time unearthed clay pots in medieval Jerusalem. But now, a new study shows that some of them were likely ‘ancient hand grenades’. Read more Section:  Artifacts Ancient Technology News History & Archaeology Read Later 

Crusaders Grave Shows Many Were Killed From Behind

Medieval warfare was a bloody and brutal affair. This was especially true during the Crusades, when warriors on each side were motivated by religious passion and a cause they deeply embraced. This helps provide the context for recent shocking discoveries made by archaeologists at a site in the ancient port city of Sidon, on modern-day […]

Putin, crusaders and barbarians

February 27, 2021 By Pepe Escobar and first posted at Asia Times Moscow is painfully aware that the US/NATO “strategy” of containment of Russia is already reaching fever pitch. Again. This past Wednesday, at a very important meeting with the Federal Security Service board, President Putin laid it all out in stark terms: We are up […]

Israel is unraveling, but we won’t go the way of the Crusaders

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Gambia declared an Islamic Republic

     Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has declared the West African country an Islamic republic in a move he described as a break with the colonial past. “In line with the country’s religious identity and values, I proclaim Gambia as an Islamic state,” Jammeh announced on state television. “As Muslims are the majority in the country, […]

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