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Saladin & Hannibal. By: Tyler McKeone. Saladin’s Early Life. Saladin was born in 1137 in Iraq Born to a wealthy Kurdish family Father was Najm ad-Din Ayyub. Present Day Iraq. Saladin’s Father. Childhood Continued. Not great student Studied religion and read Qur'an.
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Saladin & Hannibal By: Tyler McKeone
Saladin’s Early Life • Saladin was born in 1137 in Iraq • Born to a wealthy Kurdish family • Father was Najm ad-Din Ayyub. Present Day Iraq Saladin’s Father
Childhood Continued • Not great student • Studied religion and read Qur'an. • Name (Salah al-Din Yusuf Ibn Ayyub) has religious meaning. Symbol of Islam Qur’an
First Crusade • Saladin fought for the ruler of Damascus. • Took over lands in Egypt. • Fought Christians mostly from France. Crusade Battle Frankish Knight
First Crusade • Took Cairo in 1169. • Saladin became next in line to rule Egypt. • Egypt’s last caliph died, making Saladin ruler of Egypt. Map of Egypt Saladin riding through Cairo
Second & Third Crusades • Saladin won many battles against Crusaders, including the Battle of Hattin. The Battle of Hattin was a huge defeat for the Crusaders during the Second Crusade.
Second & Third Crusade • Christians Slaughter in Jerusalem • Saladin retook Jerusalem for the Muslims in 1187, sparing all Christians. Christian defenders of Jerusalem surrender to Saladin
Second & Third Crusades • King of England tries to retake Holy Land. • Fails at Jerusalem. • Saladin and Richard show mutual respect for one another. King Richard the ‘Lionhearted’
Legacy and Death • Saladin showed great respect towards his prisoners. • Honorable • Chivalrous Statue of Saladin
Legacy and Death • Died in 1193 in Damascus. • Buried in mausoleum. • Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany donated marble sarcophagus to Saladin in 1900s. Saladin’s Tomb Marble Tomb
Hannibal’s Early Life • Born in Carthage 247 B.C. • Empire declining • Fighting Rome • Little Detail Empire of Carthage
Childhood • Father Hamilcar Barca • Conquering Spain • Educated in War • Promise to Father Green: Lands Hamilcar took in Spain
Rise to Power • Dad died • Brother-in-law Hasdrubal ruler • Dies • Hannibal #1 Hasdrubal the Fair
Second Punic War • Highlight of Career • Greeks attack Carthage in Spain • Hannibal retaliates • Rome declares War Hannibal
France • Crosses into Spain • 50,000 infantry • 9,000 cavalry • 40 War Elephants • Befriend Tribes Pyrenees Mountains Gauls
Alps • Large Mountain Range • Land vs. Sea • Great Tactical Feat • Barbarian Help Crossing into Roman Land
Into Italy • Battle of Cannae • Outnumbered 5:8 • Great Tactics
End of Second Punic War • No reinforcements • Rome attacks Carthage • Hannibal called to defend home • Defeated
Legacy and Death • Exiled • Works for Seleucid Empire • Commits Suicide • Tactician & Leader
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