Tag Archives: Saphadan brother of Saladin

rhodes : a maltese cross to bear

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Dave

The fighting monk, the clerical knight, contradictions in terms that could only be reconciled by the medieval genius for applied casuistry. The Order of Saint John became the military arm of the Crusader state.If we go back to the first … Continue reading →

Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged Great Hall at Rhodes, Guillaume Caoursin, Jean de Villiers, Krak of the Knights, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Master Jean de la Valette, Papal Bull of 1113, Pierre d'Aubusson, Richard the Lion Hearted, Saladin, Saphadan brother of Saladin, Siege of Jerusalem, Siege of Rhodes 1480, Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, The Capture of Jerusalem 1099, The First Crusade, The Knights of Malta, The Order of Saint John | Leave a comment

TOURIST CLASS & VISITORS PERMITS ONLY

Posted on May 4, 2010 by Dave

The Third Crusade (1189-1192) was marked by the Siege of Acre, which lasted almost two years. The Third Crusade began when the Muslim warrior Saladin drove a force of Crusaders into the hills at the Battle of Hattin. Saladin went … Continue reading →

Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Visual Art/Sculpture/etc. | Tagged Battle of Hattin, Carl Friedrich Lessing, Conrad de Montferrat, Edouard Cibot, Francis Philip Stephanoff, Gustave Dore, Hans Memling, Jean Victor Schnetz, Jean Victor Shnetz, Journalist Amin Maalouf, King Guy Lusignan, King Philip II of France, King Richard Coeur de Lion, King Richard II, Pope Urban III, Saladin, Saphadan brother of Saladin, The Third Crusade | Leave a comment

HOLY WAR OF ''INTELLIGENT DESIGN''

Posted on April 14, 2010 by Dave

”The worst feature of this cosmology is that, rather than presenting a deeper solution to the existential dilemma, it merely reproduces the all-too linear causality we associate with the physical world, with domination and submission, and the enforcement of moral … Continue reading →

Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Literature/poetry/spoken word, Miscellaneous, Visual Art/Sculpture/etc. | Tagged Bernard Wasserstein, Darwin, Denis Malone Carter, Dennis Malone Carter, Eleanor of Brittany, Frances Nimmo Greene, Hieronymous Bosch, Humphrey of Toron, Ivanhoe, King Solomon, Knights Templar, Krishna and Arjuna, Larry Solomon, Limbourg Brothers, Luca Signorelli, Richard I King of England, Richard Lion Heart, Saladin, Saphadan brother of Saladin, Sir Walter Scott, Solomon Temple, The Third Crusade, True Cross in Jerusalem, True Cross Vatican, William of Tyre, www.dhushara.com | Leave a comment

HOLY WARS & FRIVOLOUS MISSIONS

Posted on April 13, 2010 by Dave

It could be called the honor of kings. They met in bloody war for the Holy Land, the champion of Christendom and Islam. King Richard the Lion Hearted and Saladin. Richard was tall and fair and handsome; as well known … Continue reading →