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Templar order´s history |
| In this templar seal you can see two templar knights sharing a horse. Sign of poverty, that was, at the dawn of the order, one of its ideals.(Weindenfeld Archive) |
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| This engraving
portraits the burning of some Order leaders this burn signifies the "vanishing"
of the Order from public life. |
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| One of the many
fortresses that the Templar Order controlled in Europe. This one in particular is
located in Monzón, Aragón, being one of the few fortresses where the templars resisted
the arrest warrant issued by the Pope and the king of France. |
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| This painting portraits
William of Clermont defending the the city of Acre. This city was the heart of the
latin activities in orient and its fall was a highlight in their loss of european
properties in Outremer |
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| In this image, from an illuminated manuscript, we can see Richard Lionheart facing Saladin. These two men might have been the last two great leaders of Christianity and the Islam, during the wars for the Holy Land.(Bridgeman Art Library) |  |
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