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This project investigates how ancient and biblical narratives of city destruction influenced medieval political and cultural identities in Europe. By examining texts from the late 11th to early 14th centuries, it explores the adaptation of these narratives to address contemporary political issues and identity formation…
The fall of a city captivates the imagination, provokes intense emotional reactions and is often used to draw a line in historical narratives.
The global attention and media coverage which the destruction of Mosul, Aleppo, or Palmyra have attracted during the ongoing war in Syria demonstrates the continuing power of the motif.
Since antiquity the fall of cities has been lamented in different genres of writing and used to create historiographical thresholds.
Prominent examples include biblical c…
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