About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 105. Chapters: Battles of the Second Crusade, Christians of the Second Crusade, Muslims of the Second Crusade, Wendish Crusade, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Louis VII of France, Stephen, King of England, Bernard of Clairvaux, Conrad III of Germany, Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou, Roger II of Sicily, Afonso I of Portugal, Manuel I Komnenos, Pope Eugene III, Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem, Alfonso VII of Leon and Castile, Baldwin III of Jerusalem, Jaufre Rudel, Raymond of Poitiers, Raynald of Chatillon, Thoros II, Prince of Armenia, Nur ad-Din Zangi, Siege of Damascus, Siege of Lisbon, Zengi, Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona, William V, Marquess of Montferrat, Thierry, Count of Flanders, Mu'in ad-Din Unur, Philip of Milly, Otto of Freising, Raymond I Trencavel, Raymond II, Count of Tripoli, Theodwin, Robert I, Count of Dreux, William II, Count of Nevers, Marcabru, William de Warenne, 3rd Earl of Surrey, Battle of Mount Cadmus, Ismat ad-Din Khatun, Joscelin II, Count of Edessa, Henry I, Count of Champagne, Abd al-Mu'min, Baldwin of Antioch, Manasses of Hierges, Radulphe, Roger I Trencavel, William III, Count of Nevers, Robert de Craon, Al-Muqtafi, Uc Catola, Saif ad-Din Ghazi I, Ottokar III of Styria, Mujir ad-Din Abaq, Hugh VII of Lusignan, Everard des Barres, Reginald II, Count of Bar, Herman III, Margrave of Baden, Mesud I, Battle of Dorylaeum, Al-Hafiz, Martim Moniz, Geoffrey de Rancon, Reginald I, Count of Bar, Gilbert of Hastings, Pedro II Pitoes, Bishop of Porto. Excerpt: Manuel I Komnenos (or Comnenus) (Greek: , Manou l I Komn nos) (November 28, 1118 - September 24, 1180) was a Byzantine Emperor of the 12th century who reigned over a crucial turning point in the history of Byzantium and the Mediterranean. Eager to restore his empire to its past glories as the superpower of the Mediterranean world, Manuel pursued an energ...
