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The siege of Antioch from a medieval miniature painting. In 1097, the crusader armies assembled at Constantinople having traveled in groups eastward through Europe. Emperor Alexios I Komnenos, who had requested only some western knights to serve as mercenaries to help fight the Seljuk Turks, blockaded these armies in the city and would not permit them to leave until their leaders swore oaths ...
Bohemond I of Antioch (c. 1054 – 5 or 7 March 1111), [1] also known as Bohemond of Taranto or Bohemond of Hauteville, was the prince of Taranto from 1089 to 1111 and the prince of Antioch from 1098 to 1111. [2] He was a leader of the First Crusade, leading a contingent of Normans on the quest eastward.
Bohemond is disinherited in favor of his half-brother, Roger Borsa. [21] [23] Autumn. Bohemond seizes the Principality of Taranto in southern Italy. [24] 1095. March. The deputies of the Byzantine Emperor Alexios I Komnenos ask Pope Urban II at the Council of Piacenza to facilitate the recruitment of troops in Western Europe to fight against ...
Next is a restaurant in Chicago.It opened April 6, 2011. [1] The restaurant received media interest due to chef Grant Achatz's success at his first restaurant, Alinea, as well as its unique "ticketed" format: [2] Next sells pre-priced tickets for specific dates and times in a similar fashion to the way theater, concert and sporting event tickets are sold.
Celebrity chef Matthew Kenney’s restaurant offers plant-based interpretations of traditional dishes on the seventh floor of Saks Fifth Avenue. Exploring Althea, Chicago’s Upscale Plant-Based ...
The Berghoff restaurant, at 17 West Adams Street, near the center of the Chicago Loop, was opened in 1898 by Herman Joseph Berghoff and has become a Chicago landmark. [1] In 1999, The Berghoff won a James Beard Foundation Award in the "America's Classics" category, which honors legendary family-owned restaurants across the country.
[22] [23] Alexios had negotiated with Henry and given him 360,000 gold pieces in return for an alliance. Henry responded by invading Italy and attacking the Pope. Guiscard rushed to Italy, leaving Bohemond in command of the army in Greece. [14] [23] [24] [25] Alexios, desperate for money, ordered the confiscation of all the church's treasure.
Wendy’s will employ AI to take drive-thru orders at a large chunk of its nearly 6,000 U.S. restaurant locations by the end of 2025, CEO Kirk Tanner revealed during the company’s fourth-quarter ...