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Wars and Battles


Wars, Battles, Warefare, Soldiers, Weapons etc.



11 subcategories
Battles against Turks

BATTLES AGAINST TURKS

Battles by century

BATTLES BY CENTURY

Conquest of England - Bayeux Tapestry

CONQUEST OF ENGLAND - BAYEUX TAPESTRY

Crusades

CRUSADES

Emperor Karl V

EMPEROR KARL V

Mythological Battles

MYTHOLOGICAL BATTLES

Napoleonic Battles

NAPOLEONIC BATTLES

Naval Battles

NAVAL BATTLES

Prince Eugene of Savoy

PRINCE EUGENE OF SAVOY

Sieges

SIEGES

War of Austrian Succession

WAR OF AUSTRIAN SUCCESSION

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The Fortress Masada on the shores of the Dead Sea, Israel; a castle of the Hasmonean kings, fortified by Herod the Great, and finally the place of the ultimate stand of the Jewish zelots against Rome. Masada fell in 74 CE, after two years of siege by L. Flavius Silva.
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The Fortress Masada on the shores of the Dead Sea, Israel; a castle of the...

View from the Fortress of Masada, Israel, down to the Dead Sea; a castle of the Hasmonean Kings, fortified by Herod the great, and finally the place of the last stand of Jewish Zelots against Rome. Masada fell in 74 CE, after two years of siege by L. Flavius Silva.
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View from the Fortress of Masada, Israel, down to the Dead Sea; a castle of th...

The Roman camp at the foot of Masada, Israel. The Fortress was the final refuge and ultimate stand of the Jewish Zelots and fell after two years of siege by L. Flavius Silva in 74 CE. All survivors of the long siege, including women and children, committed suicide.
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The Roman camp at the foot of Masada, Israel. The Fortress was the final r...

Ruins of Castle Nimrud,Israel,on the slopes of Mount Hermon.The early 13th century Arab fortress,was rebuilt by el-Malik el-Aziz Uthman between 1228 and 1230.The Crusaders attempted to storm Nimrud in 1253 but failed.
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Ruins of Castle Nimrud,Israel,on the slopes of Mount Hermon.The early 13th ce...

Ruins of Castle Nimrud,Israel,on the slopes of Mount Hermon.The early 13th century Arab fortress,was rebuilt by el-Malik el-Aziz Uthman between 1228 and 1230.The Crusaders attempted to storm Nimrud in 1253, but failed.
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Ruins of Castle Nimrud,Israel,on the slopes of Mount Hermon.The early 13th cent...

Ruins of Castle Nimrud,Israel,on the slopes of Mount Hermon.The early 13th century Arab fortress,was rebuilt by el-Malik el-Aziz Uthman between 1228 and 1230.The Crusaders attempted to storm Nimrud in 1253 but failed.
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Ruins of Castle Nimrud,Israel,on the slopes of Mount Hermon.The early 13th centu...

Ruins of Castle Nimrud,Israel,on the slopes of Mount Hermon.The early 13th century Arab fortress,was rebuilt by el-Malik el-Aziz Uthman between 1228 and 1230.The Crusaders attempted to storm Nimrud in 1253 but failed.
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Ruins of Castle Nimrud,Israel,on the slopes of Mount Hermon.The early 13th ce...

Hill of Gamal,Israel.Fortified by Josephus Flavius during the First Jewish Revolt,the town finally fell to Vaspasian's troops in 67 CE.Similar to Masada six years later,the remaining jews in Gamal comitted a mass- suicide by jumping into the ravine deep below.
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Hill of Gamal,Israel.Fortified by Josephus Flavius during the First Jewish...

The walls of Old Jerusalem with Tower of David and Jaffa Gate.Walls are Herodian,Umayyad,Crusader and Turkish (Suleiman II).
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The walls of Old Jerusalem with Tower of David and Jaffa Gate.Walls are...

The walls of Old Jerusalem with Tower of David and Jaffa Gate. Walls are Herodian, Umayyad, Crusader and Turkish (Suleiman II). David's Tower in the center of the citadel.
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The walls of Old Jerusalem with Tower of David and Jaffa Gate. Walls a...

In the 12th century the crusaders built a small city next to the Roman-Byzantine ruins of Beth-Guvrin. A vault of the crusader castle, built by Fulk of Anjou, and later used by the Knights Hospitaller.
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In the 12th century the crusaders built a small city next to the Roman-...

In the 12th century the crusaders built a small city next to the Roman-Byzantine ruins of Beth-Guvrin. A vault of the crusader castle, built by Fulk of Anjou, and later used by the Knights Hospitaller.
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In the 12th century the crusaders built a small city next to the Roman-...