Raymond of Aguilers (Raimundus de Aguilers or de Agiles) was a chronicler of the First Crusade (1096-1099). He followed the Provençal army of crusaders, guided by count Raymond IV of Toulouse, to Jerusalem. Generally a chronicle (Latin chronica) is historical account of facts and events in chronological order. ... Combatants Christendom, Catholicism West European Christians, Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia Seljuks, Arabs and other Muslims The First Crusade was launched in 1095 by Pope Urban II with the dual goals of liberating the sacred city of Jerusalem and the Holy Land from Muslims and freeing the Eastern Christians from Muslim... Coat of arms of Provence Provence (Provençal Occitan: Provença in classical norm or Prouvènço in Mistralian norm) was a Roman province and now is a region of southeastern France on the Mediterranean Sea adjacent to Italy. ... Raymond IV of Toulouse (c. ... For other uses, see Jerusalem (disambiguation). ...

He was educated as a clerk in a monastery of Vézelay and all traces of him are lost after the capture of Jerusalem. As an eyewitness of the events of the First Crusade, he is one of the most important chroniclers of the crusade, even though he was mostly describing some visions and miracles of the crusaders - for example the discovering of the Holy Lance of Peter Bartholomew. For this reason some modern historians do not take his work very seriously, but his description of the capture of Antioch (from 1097-1098) may be the only authentic explanation of this event. The word clerk, derived from the Latin clericus meaning cleric, i. ... Vézelay is a commune in the Yonne département in the Bourgogne région of France. ... Combatants Crusaders Fatimids Commanders Raymond of Toulouse Godfrey of Bouillon Iftikhar ad-Dawla Strength 1,500 knights 12,000 infantry 1,000 garrison Casualties Unknown At least 40,000 military and civilian dead The Siege of Jerusalem took place from June 7 to July 15, 1099 during the First Crusade. ... According to legend, the Holy Lance (also known as the Spear of Destiny, Holy Spear, Lance of Longinus, Spear of Longinus or Spear of Christ) is the lance that pierced Jesus while he was on the cross. ... Peter Bartholomew was a poor monk and mystic from France who accompanied the knights of the First Crusade. ... Combatants Crusaders Seljuk Turks Commanders Raymond of Toulouse Godfrey of Bouillon Bohemund of Taranto Yaghi-Siyan Kerbogha Strength 25,000[1] 75,000[2] Casualties Unknown Unknown For other uses please see Siege of Antioch (disambiguation) The Siege of Antioch took place during the First Crusade in 1097 and 1098. ...

His work is entitled Historia Francorum qui ceperunt Iherusalem and was translated from Latin into modern French at the beginning of the 19th century by the French scholar François Guizot, in "Memoires sur l'histoire de France" (1824), XXI, 227-397. The Latin text was first published by Jacques Bongars (Gesta Dei per Francos, I, 139-183), and again in the "Recueil des historiens occidentaux des croisades" (1866), 235-309. Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in Latium, the region immediately surrounding Rome. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... François Pierre Guillaume Guizot (October 4, 1787 -September 12, 1874) was a French historian, orator and statesman. ... Jacques Bongars (1554 - 29 July 1612), French scholar and diplomatist, was born at Orleans, and was brought up in the reformed faith. ...

Bibliography

• Raymond d'Aguilers, Historia Francorum qui ceperunt Iherusalem tr. John Hugh Hill, Laurita L. Hill. Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, 1968.

External link

• Medieval Sourcebook: Historia francorum qui ceperint Jerusalem