The first holy war was probably in October 312 CE when the Roman emperor ... a turning point in Christianity's fortune.) The great series of western holy wars were the Crusades, which lasted ...

The fact that Jerusalem, Bethlehem and other holy Christian locations were “in the hands of infidels” was a major point of concern to both the Roman catholic Church and the Greek Orthodox ...

Its influence as a holy place in Christianity dates as far back as the fourth century, when Roman Emperor Constantine ... and even forgotten Crusade-era altars. However, perhaps the most ...

Concentric castles - with two curtain (outer) walls - were developed during the crusades, and these ideas ... was more straightforward than Roman numerals I, II, III, IV etc.

Before Christianity became a religion, it was the Resistance — a poor people’s campaign that began in a Roman backwater, took on one of the most ruthless and militaristic empires in world ...