109: The Second Crusade: Part 7: The Siege of Damascus

Send us a Text Message.With a mighty army of crusaders assembled in Jerusalem, they picked their first target. Did they choose an enemy of the Crusader states? No, they decided to besiege the only city friendly to the Crusaders. Did it go well? No, the Second Crusade would ultimately become one of the greatest failures of the Crusader states.The History of Modern Greece Podcast covers the Greek people's events from the fall of Constantinople in 1453 to the Greek War of Independence in 1821-1832, the Greco-Turkish War from 1919 to 1922, and the present-day.Website: www.moderngreecepodcast.comMusic by Mark Jungerman: www.marcjungermann.comCheck out our 2nd Podcast: www.antecedors.com