The Knights Templars: God's Warriors, the Devil's Bankers - Brossura

Sanello, Frank

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1589792599 ISBN 13: 9781589792593

Casa editrice: Taylor Trade Pub, 2005

Riassunto

The history of the Knights Templars, the medieval order of warrior monks who fought in the Crusades, is a centuries-spanning epic that encompasses such conflicting elements as idealism and cynicism, valor and cowardice, piety and depravity.
Officially, they were The Order of the Poor Knights of Christ, and their mission was to create a safe passage for pilgrims visiting war-torn Jerusalem in the early twelfth century. Despite their vows of poverty, the Templars turned out to be brilliant businessmen, renowned for their honesty. Their monasteries served as "banks" in which Europe's rulers and nobles felt safe enough to deposit their money. The Templars also operated highly regarded medical schools, invented cashier's checks, and commanded a naval fleet that allowed them to engage in trade throughout the Atlantic and Mediterranean.

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He is the author of 15 books on celebrity biography and history. As a journalist for the past 25 years, Sanello has written for the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, and the Chicago Tribune, the New York Times Syndicate, People, Redbook, Cosmo and Penthouse magazines. He was also the film critic for the Los Angeles Daily News and a business reporter for UPI. He lives in Los Angeles, California. His previous books are Reel V. Real: Separating Fact from Fiction in Film and Spielberg .

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Book by Sanello Frank

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• Editore: Taylor Trade Pub
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1589792599
• ISBN 13: 9781589792593
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 228