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Germania et Italia. Liber amicorum Hubert Houben , MEDIETAS. Collana del Centro Studi Medievali Unisalento, 1, 2024

this essay is devoted to one of the important aspects of the political activities of Emperor Fred... more this essay is devoted to one of the important aspects of the political activities of Emperor Frederick II in the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem, and to his multifaceted reference to the Holy City of Jerusalem, a place which the Roman emperor visited in March 1229 at the height of
the Sixth Crusade

Shlomo Lotan, 2023

Interrelationships , complementarity and conflict between the military orders and the residents o... more Interrelationships , complementarity and conflict between the military orders and the residents of the city of Acre during the Crusader period A chapter from the 22 nd edition of the "Ordines Militares. Colloquia Torunensia Historica"-"Everyday life in the Military Orders". Torun, Poland, 20

אתרים', 2023

מושב כפר אז"ר נוסד בשנת 1932 , בלב המרחב הכפרי של בקעת אונו. את תוכניתו של הכפר ערך המתכנן אדריכל... more מושב כפר אז"ר נוסד בשנת 1932 , בלב המרחב הכפרי של בקעת אונו. את תוכניתו של הכפר ערך המתכנן אדריכל ריכארד קאופמן, אשר לו זכויות רבות בתכנון מושבים ושכונות עירוניות בארץ ישראל. בימי המאורעות ובעת מלחמת השחרור ידעו אנשי כפר אז"ר תקופות מאבק ולחימה עם הכפרים שגבלו עימם. בין מבני הכפר נותרו עדויות למאבק זה בדמות מצדים ומגדלי הגנה. בכפר נבנו גם מבני ציבור מרשימים, ובהם בית העם,
אשר תכנן אדריכל אריה שרון בתקופה שלאחר קום המדינה. מיקומו של כפר אז"ר בחלקה המזרחי של העיר רמת־גן, בלב המרחב העירוני הצפוף של מטרופולין תל־אביב, מאפייניו הפיזיים, שטחי החקלאות, מתאר הנחלות והשטח הפתוח – כל אלה יצרו לחצי פיתוח בגבולותיו ותמורות במרקמו. המאמר ידון בתולדותיו של כפר אז"ר, במגמות הפיתוח והבנייה העכשוויות העוטפות את שטחיו ובהשלכותיהן. הוא יתמקד בניסיונות
לשמר את מתארו ההיסטורי של המושב ואת נכסי מורשתו, שהם בבחינת "מובלעת" מרקמית ייחודית שונה כל כך מסביבתו העירונית.

Settlement and Crusade in the Thirteenth Century - Multidisciplinary Studies of the Latin East, 2021

The Templars - The Rise, Fall, and Legacy of a Military Religious Order, 2021

Studii Melitensi 29, 2021

Ordens Militares Identidade E Mudança (Military Orders, Identity And Change), Selected Researches Of The 8th Encounter On Military Orders, 2021

Legacies of the Crusades - Proceedings of the Ninth Conference of the Society for the Study of the Crusades and the Latin East, Odense, 27 June – 1 July 2016. Volume 1, 2021

The Templars, The Hospitallers and the Crusades. Essays in Homage to Alan J. Forey, 2020

One of the topics of Alan Forey’s research (published in 1994) has been the subject of captivity ... more One of the topics of Alan Forey’s research (published in 1994) has been the subject of captivity and redemption of members of the military orders, their attitudes regarding this crucial issue, and its military, moral, and economic implications on their lives. This chapter explores this issue further, providing a detailed discussion of how one of the most influential figures of this period - the Patriarch of Jerusalem, Robert of Nantes (1240-1254), noted and described the crucial events of his period. He participated in all major events of the Crusader Kingdom in the mid-thirteenth century, among them the fall of Jerusalem in 1244, followed by the battle of La Forbie in 1244, the struggle of Saint Louis and his troops in the Seventh Crusade in Egypt in 1249-1250, and finally the presence of the French king in the territories of the Latin East in 1254-1250 and his influence on its maintenance. Most of all, this chapter emphasizes Robert of Nantes’s unique descriptions of the history of warfare in this region, specifying the number of those who fell in battle and mentioning the prisoners who fell into Muslim captivity and the effort made to ransom them, among them many brethren of the military orders. These descriptions by the Patriarch of Jerusalem, together with other medieval chronicles dealing with captivity and redemption, present a wider picture of the history of the military orders and other distinguished leaders in this turbulent period in the history of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem in the mid-thirteenth century.

After the fall of Jerusalem in 1187, Acre became the formal capital of the Crusader Kingdom. Duri... more After the fall of Jerusalem in 1187, Acre became the formal capital of the Crusader Kingdom. During the 13th century, it became a pilgrimage site for many Christian pilgrims, who enriched the city with their religious ceremonies. Such as a procession called the Pardon d'Acre, which contributed greatly to our understanding of the religious places and military compounds in Frankish Acre. In this essay, I link the religious ceremonies that took place in Acre with the passages among the locations mentioned therein. All these contributed to the revival of the historical and religious space in medieval Acre

The Military Orders Volume VII: Piety, Pugnacity and Property, 2019

Shlomo Lotan, Power, status and property in the early years of the Teutonic Order in Acre, The Mi... more Shlomo Lotan, Power, status and property in the early years of the Teutonic Order in Acre, The Military Orders Volume VII: Piety, Pugnacity and Property, Nicholas Morton (ed.), 2019, pp. 75-84

Dr. Shlomo Lotan, Structural Changes and Urban Layout in Acre during the Crusader Period and its Aftermath in the Ottoman Period, Revista Internacional d’Humanitats 50 set-dez 2020, CEMOrOc-Feusp - Univ. Autònoma de Barcelona, pp. 79-88, 2019

In one of his most recent articles, the Crusader researcher and archeologist Adrian Boas surveyed... more In one of his most recent articles, the Crusader researcher and archeologist Adrian Boas surveyed the street structure of Acre during the medieval period, portraying it as a labyrinth of streets and alleys, quarters and buildings close to each other, forming a complicated, dense urban structure. 1 This study joined another article written by the same researcher regarding the structure of the Crusader cities, particularly the cities of Jerusalem and Acre. 2 These joined the collection of studies written by the leading Crusader archaeologist Denys Pringle on the religious structures and urban design of the city of Acre during the Crusader period. 3 The history of Acre in the Middle Ages, with its dense urban structure, seems to have intrigued many scholars. It was the main port city of the Crusader Kingdom, a trade center, a focal point for pilgrim transit and a site for battles against its Muslim enemies. 4 These issues have been touched upon by archaeological discoveries, which have enriched the information available to us in recent decades about the urban structure of the city, its streets and environs, and the surrounding area. 5 The Crusader city survived until 1291, the year of the occupation of Acre by the Mamluks. At that time most of its buildings were destroyed, its large wall damaged and the town left mostly empty, except for a few inhabitants who had settled among its ruins

O ne of the interesting questions arising from study of Jerusalem during the Crusader period is t... more O ne of the interesting questions arising from study of Jerusalem during the Crusader period is the status and position of the German Structure in the southeastern part of the city. We have information regarding this structure and its role, mainly during the golden age of the city in the th century, when it served as the capital of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem, and pilgrims, nobles and Christian clergy flocked to it and described the German compound in their accounts. One of the unsolved problems of Crusader research is what happened to the German structure after Jerusalem was conquered by the Ayyubids in , and especially during the th century, when the city briefly returned to Crusader control, between the years –. This article attempts to describe the phases of the German structure in the th century, as well as its status in the mid-th century until the end of the

One of the events that affected the history of Jerusalem during the Crusader period, in the first... more One of the events that affected the history of Jerusalem during the Crusader period, in the first half of the 13th century, was the journey of the Roman Emperor Frederick II and his coronation in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in March 1229. The emperor arrived in Jerusalem for one day only, but was still able to visit, feel the experience, and resolve a number of military and political crises.
These topics, and particularly the emperor's attitude to the Kingdom and
its leaders, have gained scholars attention, but very little research has been done regarding the emotional aspect of the Emperor’s attitude towards Jerusalem.
In this lecture, I present a different perspective on the events of that period. I would like to point out the emperor's spiritual attitude to Jerusalem and describe his feelings regarding the loss of the holy city due to its fall into enemy hands in 1244. All these appeared in a series of chronicles and documents from the same period in the Middle Ages. It is apparent that these documents describe a different, unique perspective regarding the Emperor's feelings, particularly in relation to the suffering and loss of Jerusalem during the Crusader period.