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Armenia's Forgotten Kingdom: Cilicia and the Crusader Alliance
In this episode of The Story of Armenia, Lucas and Luna explore the medieval Kingdom of Cilician Armenia—a unique Armenian state that allied with Crusader princes, adopted Western feudal practices, and forged a brief golden age on the Mediterranean coast. They trace its rise under the Rubenid dynasty, the coronation of King Levon I in Tarsus in 1198, and the flourishing of trade, art, and manuscript illumination in its capital, Sis. They discuss the kingdom's delicate balancing act between the Crusader states, the Byzantine Empire, the Seljuk Turks, and the rising Mongol power. They also…
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