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Barbarossa died while marching his army in support of the Third Crusade at the age of 67. Accounts vary on exactly how he drowned, but it is known that he drowned in what was then the Saleph River in Cilician, Armenia, and what is today called the Göksu River in Silifke, Turkey (Türkiye).
May 31, 2014 · On June 10, 1190, the weakened German army reached the Saleph River in Cilician Armenia, not far from the Holy Land. As Frederick led his men across the shallow but fast-flowing river, he fell into the water and drowned. Barbarossa’s son, the Duke of Swabia, tried to unite what was left of the crumbling German army, but failed.
Reference no. 657 [1] The Göksu River ( Turkish: Göksu Nehri ), known in antiquity as the Calycadnus and in the Middle Ages as the Saleph, is a river on the Taşeli Plateau in southern Turkey. Its two sources arise in the Taurus Mountains —the northern in the Geyik Mountains and the southern in the Haydar Mountains—and meet south of Mut.
On June 10, 1190, during the Third Crusade, Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa drowned while crossing the Saleph River (modern Turkey) while leading an army to Jerusalem. From the article: "Biography of Frederick I Barbarossa, Fast Facts: Frederick I (Barbarossa) Known For: Holy Roman Emperor and Warrior King Also Known As: Frederick Hohenstaufen, Frederick Barbarossa, Emperor Frederick ...
May 6, 2016 · ARMENIA, Cilician Armenia. Royal. Levon I. AR Tram (Coronation issue) 1198-1219 AD Diameter: 22 mm Weight: 2.75 grams Obverse: Levon seated facing on throne decorated with lions, holding cross and lis-tipped scepter Reverse: Two lions rampant back-to-back, each with head reverted; between, cross pattée set on spear Reference: AC 289 View ...
Saleph River, Cilician Armenia. Burial. Church of St Peter, Antioch, Turkey (flesh) Crusader Cathedral of Tyre (bones) Saint Paul's Church, Tarsus, Turkey (heart and ...
The Salem River is a 34.7-mile-long (55.8 km) [2] tributary of the Delaware River in southwestern New Jersey in the United States . The course and watershed of the Salem River are entirely within Salem County. Tributaries of the Salem include Game Creek, Mannington Creek, and Fenwick Creek. [4] The river rises in Upper Pittsgrove Township and ...
