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Siege of Antioch

1097 - 1098 • Hatay Belagerung
Battle between the Turks and the Crusaders

Battle between the Turks and the Crusaders

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Bataille d'Antioche (1098)

Bataille d'Antioche (1098)

Author: fifteenth-century manuscript illuminatorLicense:PD
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Detail of a medieval miniature of the Siege of Antioch from Sébastien Mamerot's Les Passages d'Outremer

Detail of a medieval miniature of the Siege of Antioch from Sébastien Mamerot's Les Passages d'Outremer

Author: Jean ColombeLicense:PD
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The Holy Lance held by Adhémar du Puy before Antioch

The Holy Lance held by Adhémar du Puy before Antioch

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فيروز الرزَّاد يُعاون الصليبيين في تسوُّر بُرج الأُختين.

فيروز الرزَّاد يُعاون الصليبيين في تسوُّر بُرج الأُختين.

Author: Richard de MontbastonLicense:PD
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The Crusaders capture Antioch (Godfrei+Robert II)

The Crusaders capture Antioch (Godfrei+Robert II)

Author: Jacob van MaerlantLicense:PD
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Prise d'Antioche

Prise d'Antioche

Author: Saint-Jean d’AcreLicense:PD
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Bataille d'Antioche (1098)

Bataille d'Antioche (1098)

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Siege of Antioch

Siege of Antioch

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Prise dÄntiochie

Prise dÄntiochie

Author: Saint-Jean d’AcreLicense:PD
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Siege of Antioch

Siege of Antioch

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Detail of a miniature of the battle outside Antioch.

Detail of a miniature of the battle outside Antioch.

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Detail of a miniature of the battle outside Antioch.

Detail of a miniature of the battle outside Antioch.

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Bibliothèque de Genève Ms. fr. 85- 057r. William of Tyre, History of the Crusades translated into French, with an anonymous continuation to the year 1229

Bibliothèque de Genève Ms. fr. 85- 057r. William of Tyre, History of the Crusades translated into French, with an anonymous continuation to the year 1229

Author: en:Simon Marmion (c. 1425 – 1489)License:PD
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Bibliothèque de Genève Ms. fr. 85- 057r. William of Tyre, History of the Crusades translated into French, with an anonymous continuation to the year 1229

Bibliothèque de Genève Ms. fr. 85- 057r. William of Tyre, History of the Crusades translated into French, with an anonymous continuation to the year 1229

Author: en:Simon Marmion (c. 1425 – 1489)License:PD
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Bibliothèque de Genève Ms. fr. 85- 067v. William of Tyre, History of the Crusades translated into French, with an anonymous continuation to the year 1229

Bibliothèque de Genève Ms. fr. 85- 067v. William of Tyre, History of the Crusades translated into French, with an anonymous continuation to the year 1229

Author: en:Simon Marmion (c. 1425 – 1489)License:PD
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Siège de la citadelle d'Antioche (1098)

Siège de la citadelle d'Antioche (1098)

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Battle outside the walls of Antioch (23 june 1098) between the crusaders, commanded by Bohemnon, and the army of Kerbogha.

Battle outside the walls of Antioch (23 june 1098) between the crusaders, commanded by Bohemnon, and the army of Kerbogha.

Author: Henri Frédéric SchopinLicense:PD
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Capture_of_Antioch_by_Bohemond_of_Tarente_in_June_1098

Capture_of_Antioch_by_Bohemond_of_Tarente_in_June_1098

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Узяцце Антыёхіі

Узяцце Антыёхіі

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Vitraux de Saint-Denis

Vitraux de Saint-Denis

Author: Bernard de Montfaucon (1655–1741)License:PD
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The Crusaders capture Antioch

The Crusaders capture Antioch

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Barthelemi undergoing the Ordeal of Fire

Barthelemi undergoing the Ordeal of Fire

Author: Gustave DoréLicense:PD
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Gustave dore crusades bohemond alone mounts the rampart of antioch

Gustave dore crusades bohemond alone mounts the rampart of antioch

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Gustave dore crusades the massacre of antioch

Gustave dore crusades the massacre of antioch

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Crusades fighting in a battle in front of Antioch while the Siege of Antioch in 1097 and 1098.

Crusades fighting in a battle in front of Antioch while the Siege of Antioch in 1097 and 1098.

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Historical Overview

The siege of Antioch took place during the First Crusade in 1097 and 1098, on the Crusaders' way to Jerusalem through Syria. Two sieges took place in succession. The Crusaders sieged the city held by the Seljuk Empire from 20 October 1097 to 3 June 1098, when the Crusaders successfully took the city. A Seljuk relieving army then sieged the Crusaders for three weeks in late June. The second siege led to the Battle of Antioch in which the Crusaders defeated the Seljuks led by Kerbogha. The Crusaders then established the Principality of Antioch, ruled by Bohemond of Taranto.

Quick Facts

Outcome:Crusader victory.

Crusaders (1st C.)

  • Commander: Bohemund von Tarent
  • Strength: ca. 30.000
  • Casualties: Sehr hoch

Sultanate of Rum

  • Commander: Kerbugha
  • Strength: ca. 50.000
  • Casualties: Hoch

Strategic Context

Capturing a strategic base for further advance.

Conflict / War

First Crusade

Crusader victory.

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