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Why the crusaders stormed a Roman temple
Posted on by Tony McMahon
It was the height of the crusades in the 12th century AD and the Atabeg (Saracen ruler) of Damascus spotted a building that was ideal to convert into a fortress – the remains of a Roman temple to the goddess…
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