Armies of Heaven by Rubenstein, Jay -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Praise Title Page Dedication Introduction 1 - Jerusalem, on Earth as It Is in Heaven

The First Thousand Years The Sacking of the Holy Sepulcher in 1009 Pilgrims’ Progress, 1064–1065 The Sermons of Peter the Hermit, 1095–1096

2 - The Pope’s Plan

The Pope’s Problems: War with Germany, an Oversexed French King, and Greeks in Crisis The Lost Sermon The Crowd Roars

3 - The Response: The Princes, the Prophets, the People

Papal Failures Accidental Successes: The Princes Respond Bloody Moons and Blazing Stars: The People Respond

4 - The Road to Constantinople

The Hermit’s Armies The Princes on the March

5 - Deals with Devils: The Crusaders at Constantinople

The Hermit and His Army The Emperor’s New Son Alexius and Bohemond: A Meeting of the Minds

6 - The Nicene Deal

The Siege A Troubling Victory

7 - “Saracens,” Through a Glass Darkly 8 - Enemy Country

Dorylaeum The Slow Road to Antioch Reassembling the Troops

9 - Starvation and Nightmare: The Siege of Antioch Begins

Cannibals and Severed Heads The Crusade in Winter A Visionary’s First Nightmare An Apocalyptic Failure

Bohemond Becomes a Genius Diplomacy The River Battle Aftermath

12 - Truce and Consequences: The Fall of Antioch

The Truce Consequences

13 - Violent Men 14 - Kerbogah and the Lance

A Worthy Villain: The Character of Kerbogah In the Real World: The Crusade Forsaken The Heavens Open The Prophets’ Crusade The Battle with Kerbogah

15 - Feasting on the Fallen: Antioch to Ma‘arra

Aftermath Frustrated Desire: The Crusaders Scatter Ma‘arra: Those Belonging to Jeroboam Peter Bartholomew’s Crusade

16 - Trial by Fire

Rendezvous at Arqa A Dangerous Vision Burning the Messenger

17 - Seeking a New Apocalypse

A New Vision New Visionaries

18 - Jerusalem

Jerusalem Syndrome Preparations for the Final Battle Apocalypse 14:20

19 - The Last Emperor

The Merciful and the Greedy The Election of a King The Millenarian Strikes Back

20 - Ascalon, the Sixth Battle Conclusion - The Never-Ending Apocalypse Acknowledgments Abbreviations A Note on Sources Notes Index Copyright Page