Medieval and modern times : an introduction to the history of western Europe form the dissolution of the Roman empire to the present time . The Crusades 1/3 died and was succeeded by his brother Baldwin, who left Edessain iioo to take up the task of extending the bounds of thekingdom of Jerusalem. It will be observed that the Franks, as the Mohammedans Foundingcalled all the western folk, had established the centers of four domsinSyrfaprincipalities. These were Edessa, Antioch, the region aboutTripoli conquered by Raymond, and the kingdom of last was-speedily increased by Baldwin
Medieval and modern times : an introduction to the history of western Europe form the dissolution of the Roman empire to the present time . The Crusades 1/3 died and was succeeded by his brother Baldwin, who left Edessain iioo to take up the task of extending the bounds of thekingdom of Jerusalem. It will be observed that the Franks, as the Mohammedans Foundingcalled all the western folk, had established the centers of four domsinSyrfaprincipalities. These were Edessa, Antioch, the region aboutTripoli conquered by Raymond, and the kingdom of last was-speedily increased by Baldwin; with the help ofthe mariners from Venice and Genoa, he succeeded in gettingpossession of Acre, Sidon, and a number of other less impor-tant coast towns. The news of these Christian victories quickly reached theWest, and in iioi tens of thousands of new crusaders startedeastward. Most of them were lost or dispersed in passingthrough Asia Minor, and few reached their destination. Theoriginal conquerors were consequently left to hold the landagainst the Saracens and to organize their conquests as bestthey could. This was a very diffic
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