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Contents. hide. Beginning. Events. 1097 ( MXCVII ) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 1097th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 97th year of the 2nd millennium, the 97th year of the 11th century, and the 8th year of the 1090s decade.
The siege of Antioch took place during the First Crusade in 1097 and 1098, on the crusaders' way to Jerusalem through Syria. Two sieges took place in succession. The first siege, by the crusaders against the city held by the Seljuk Empire, lasted from 20 October 1097 to 3 June 1098.
- 20 October 1097-28 June 1098
- Crusader victory
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Jul 12, 2018 · The siege of Antioch in 1097-1098 CE occurred during the First Crusade (1095-1102 CE) when the western Crusader knights were on their way to retake Jerusalem. The great metropolis of Antioch in northern Syria was heavily fortified, and it would take eight months and a slice of treachery to finally break into the city.
- Mark Cartwright
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.
- 15 August 1096-12 August 1099 [A]
- Crusader victory
- The Levant and Anatolia
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1097 (MXCVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 1097th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 97th year of the 2nd millennium, the 97th year of the 11th century, and the 8th year of the 1090s decade.
The Battle of Dorylaeum took place during the First Crusade on 1 July 1097, between the Seljuk Turks and the Crusaders, near the city of Dorylaeum in Anatolia. Despite the Turkish forces of Kilij Arslan almost destroying the Crusader contingent of Bohemond, other Crusaders arrived just in time for a very close victory.
