Roche de Roissel

Roche de Roissel was a castle located on the Mediterranean Sea coast, which was built on the maritime slope of the Amanus.[1]

Templar fortresses in the Outremer

History

The castle was held by the Knights Templar within the Principality of Antioch, until it was captured by Saladin in 1188. It was retaken by Templars in 1198, then seized by Cilician Armenia in 1203. However, it was eventually abandoned following the Siege of Antioch in 1268.[1]

Location

The authors have disagreed with the exact location of this castle.[2] According to some authors, it was located on the coast,[3] while another Templar castle, Roche-Guillaume, would be Çalan Kalesi, but Claude Cahen argued that Çalan might be Roche de Roissel.[4]

See also

References
  1. Hill 2018.
  2. "Roche de Roissol, Roche Guillaume". templiers.net (in French).
  3. France 2017.
  4. Cahen 1940.

Bibliography
  • Cahen, Claude (1940). La Syrie du nord a l'époque des croisades (in French).
  • France, John (2017). Medieval Warfare 1000–1300. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781351918466.
  • Hill, Paul (2018). The Knights Templar at War, 1120–1312. Grub Street Publishers. ISBN 9781473874947.

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