Bohemond I of Antioch
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Bohemond I of Antioch, also known as Bohemond of Taranto or Bohemond of Hauteville, was the prince of Taranto from 1089 to 1111 and the prince of Antioch from 1098 to 1111. He was a leader of the Firs
Bohemond pictured on the left clean shaven and in a red surcoat negotiating the release of Hugh of Vermandois
Bohemond and his Norman troops scale the walls of Antioch, in an engraving by Gustave Doré
Capture of Antioch by Bohemond in June 1098, in a painting by Louis Gallait, 1840
Mausoleum of Bohemond in Canosa di Puglia
Siege of Antioch
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The siege of Antioch took place during the First Crusade in 1097 and 1098, on the Crusaders' way to Jerusalem through Syria. Two sieges took place in succession. The Crusaders sieged the city held by
The siege of Antioch, from a 15th-century miniature painting
A 13th-century depiction of Bohemond and Tancred from a manuscript in the care of the Bibliothèque nationale de France
A 14th-century depiction of the crusaders' capture of Antioch from a manuscript in the care of the National Library of the Netherlands