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Were bombs used in the Crusades?

Posted on June 22, 2013 by Tony McMahon

Templar expert Tony McMahon on a visit to a medieval castle in Jordan found evidence that bombs were used in the medieval Crusades

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Category: Templar News Tags: battle, bombs, crusade, crusades, egypt, incendiary, israel, jordan, lebanon, Levant, Medieval, saladin, syria, war

A Roman high street in ancient Gadara

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Tony McMahon

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Gadara is a biblical city that was part of the Decapolis and where Jesus cured two people. It has black basalt Roman remains that are distinctive.

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Category: Templar History Tags: basalt, black, cure, Decapolis, demoniacs, demons, egypt, Gadara, iraq, israel, jesus, jordan, lebanon, miracle, Saudi Arabia, syria

The Battle of Hattin – from the Saracen point of view

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Tony McMahon

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The crusaders and Knights Templar suffered a horrific defeat at the Battle of Hattin and Tony McMahon examines the Saracen point of view of their victory

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Category: Templar History Tags: Aleppo, allah, battle of hattin, egypt, Franks, Galilee, Horns of Hattin, Islam, israel, Kingdom of Heaven, Knightfall, lebanon, muslim, orlando bloom, point of view, Raynald of Châtillon, Reynald, saladin, saracen, syria, Templar, Tiberias, ummah