La Première Croisade. L'appel de l'Orient. antiquité and Aurelius Victor

and Aurelius Victor

here are the actors of these fabulous discoveries who tell us about these moments when the history of Egypt finds light again

Françoise Barbe (FB) is a curator in the Department of Decorative Arts

Actes Sud Junior

s’institue comme une critique radicale de la culture humaniste

La Première Croisade. L'appel de l'Orient. antiquité and Aurelius VictorThe First Crusade is one of the most famous events in history. The Greek, Armenian, Arabic, and Syriac texts that bear witness to it are incredibly rich. Yet until now, many questions have remained unanswered and many sources ignored. By placing the site of his investigation in Constantinople, at the heart of the Byzantine Empire, and during the reign of Alexios I Komnenos, Peter Frankopan radically shifts the focus. He reveals a different story of