Tag Archives: Genoa

The Crusading Motivation of the Italian City Republics in the Latin East, c. 1096-1104

by Sandra Alvarez Posted on June 1, 2014

The Crusading Motivation of the Italian City Republics in the Latin East, c. 1096-1104 Christopher J. Marshall Rivista di Bizantinistica v.1 (1991) Throughout the 200 years of its existence, the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem was heavily reliant upon the Italian city … Continue reading →

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Horses and Crossbows: Two Important Warfare Advantages of the Teutonic Order in Prussia

by Sandra Alvarez Posted on March 16, 2014

Horses and Crossbows: Two Important Warfare Advantages of the Teutonic Order in Prussia Sven Ekdahl The Military Orders, Volume 2: Welfare and Warfare (1998) The thirteenth-century conquest of Livonia and Prussia by the Order of the Swordbrothers and its successor, … Continue reading →

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Les transports maritimes genois vers la Terre Sainte

by Sandra Alvarez Posted on December 9, 2013

Les transports maritimes genois vers la Terre Sainte Michel Balard (Universite de Reims) I Comuni Italiani nel Regno di Gerusalemme (1986) Multi de melioribus Ianuensibus iUa die crucem suscepe­ runt … et reliqui plures qui tanti fuerunt quod duodecim ga­ … Continue reading →

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Fleet Operations in the First Genoese-Venetian War, 1264-1266

by Sandra Alvarez Posted on December 3, 2013

Fleet Operations in the First Genoese-Venetian War, 1264-1266 John E. Dotson Viator: Medieval and Renaissance Studies v. 30 (1999) This brief article is not intended to review the history of the First Genoese-Venetian War over its whole length from 1257 … Continue reading →

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John Cantacuzenus, “History”, The War of Galata (1348)

by Nicolas Agrait Posted on March 19, 2013

One of the most important figures in the history of fourteenth century Byzantium was John Cantacuzenus, a military commander under Andronicus III, who then rebelled against the regency government of Anna of Savoy, and himself emperor from 1347 to 1354.  … Continue reading →

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