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1291 A.D. Escape from Acre
The siege of Acre (also called the fall of Acre) took place in 1291 and resulted in the Crusaders losing control of Acre to the Mamluks. It is considered one of the most important battles of the period. Although the crusading movement continued for several more centuries, the capture of the city marked the end of further crusades to the Levant. When Acre fell, the Crusaders lost their last major stronghold of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem
Acre was a stronghold of the overseas crusader state, with the taking of power by the Mamluks the crusaders withdrew, the last remaining to defend the city were the Templars. Some of these took the treasure of the Temple and brought it to safety through the tunnels dug over the years ... here history and legend mix with each other, it is difficult to understand where the story arrives and the legend starts. Obviously the treasure of the Temple of Jerusalem has never been found and it is not even known what it contained.
I wanted to recreate the escape of the Templars in the underground of Acre, intent on saving the treasure of the Temple and the Christian relics, especially the Holy Grail.
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1291 A.D. Escape from Acre
The siege of Acre (also called the fall of Acre) took place in 1291 and resulted in the Crusaders losing control of Acre to the Mamluks. It is considered one of the most important battles of the period. Although the crusading movement continued for several more centuries, the capture of the city marked the end of further crusades to the Levant. When Acre fell, the Crusaders lost their last major stronghold of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem
Acre was a stronghold of the overseas crusader state, with the taking of power by the Mamluks the crusaders withdrew, the last remaining to defend the city were the Templars. Some of these took the treasure of the Temple and brought it to safety through the tunnels dug over the years ... here history and legend mix with each other, it is difficult to understand where the story arrives and the legend starts. Obviously the treasure of the Temple of Jerusalem has never been found and it is not even known what it contained.
I wanted to recreate the escape of the Templars in the underground of Acre, intent on saving the treasure of the Temple and the Christian relics, especially the Holy Grail.