Case index/Zengids and the Second Crusade

25 January – 19 August 1153 · Ascalon

Siege of Ascalon

SiegeSurrenderCapture of city

A documented Crusades-period event connected with Ascalon. Open the record for its historical context, principal actors and sources.

Historical image for Siege of Ascalon
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RESEARCH DOSSIER

Historical analysis of the event

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Historical context

A documented Crusades-period event connected with Ascalon. Open the record for its historical context, principal actors and sources.

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Course of events

A documented Crusades-period event connected with Ascalon. Open the record for its historical context, principal actors and sources.

Use this record as a starting point for comparing narrative sources, military practice, captivity, negotiation and the legal treatment of war.

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Consequences and significance

Use this record as a starting point for comparing narrative sources, military practice, captivity, negotiation and the legal treatment of war.

Source appraisal

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