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Maccabees. The Maccabees ( / ˈmækəbiːz / ), also spelled Machabees ( Hebrew: מַכַּבִּים, Makkabbīm or מַקַבִּים, Maqabbīm; Latin: Machabaei or Maccabaei; Ancient Greek: Μακκαβαῖοι, Makkabaioi ), were a group of Jewish rebel warriors who took control of Judea, which at the time was part of the Seleucid Empire.
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.
Breach: a gap in fortified or battle lines. Breakout: exploiting a breach in enemy lines so that a large force (division or above) passes through. Bridgehead and its varieties known as beachheads and airheads. Camouflet. Chalk: a group of paratroopers or other soldiers that deploy from a single aircraft.
The Oasis Hotel, was a 300-room hotel which was built on the VictoryLand property, and opened on November 1, 2009.It was closed on August 12, 2010 and has not reopened since that time.
The First Crusade (1096–1099) was the first of a series of religious wars, or Crusades, initiated, supported and at times directed by the Latin Church in the Middle Ages. The objective was the recovery of the Holy Land from Islamic rule. While Jerusalem had been under Muslim rule for hundreds of years, by the 11th century the Seljuk takeover ...
The town’s 12-acre acquisition in the historic Jonesville neighborhood will block previously proposed plans for the construction of nearly 100 single-family housing units.
The conquest of Mecca ( Arabic: فَتْحُ مَكَّةَ Fatḥu Makkah, alternatively, "liberation of Mecca") was a military campaign undertaken by Muhammad and his companions during the Muslim–Quraysh War. They led the early Muslims in an advance on the Quraysh -controlled city of Mecca in December 629 or January 630 [ 3][ 4] (10–20 ...
Victory garden. Victory gardens, also called war gardens or food gardens for defense, were vegetable, fruit, and herb gardens planted at private residences and public parks in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and Germany [ 1][ 2] during World War I and World War II. In wartime, governments encouraged people to plant victory ...