{"slug": "sea-of-galilee", "label": "Sea of Galilee", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_of_Galilee", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q126982", "qid": "Q126982", "description": "largest freshwater lake in Israel", "entries": 6, "years": 6, "span": [17, 1759], "span_label": ["17 CE", "1759 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 3}, {"title": "Technology & Infrastructure", "count": 1}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 1}, {"title": "Climate & Environment", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "mount-tabor", "label": "Mount Tabor", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "jordan-river", "label": "Jordan River", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "december", "label": "December", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "lebanon", "label": "Lebanon", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "john-of-brienne", "label": "John of Brienne", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "august", "label": "August", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "july", "label": "July", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "palestine-region", "label": "Palestine (region)", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "israel", "label": "Israel", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "kingdom-of-jerusalem", "label": "Kingdom of Jerusalem", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "baldwin-iv-of-jerusalem", "label": "Baldwin IV of Jerusalem", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "mercalli-intensity-scale", "label": "Mercalli intensity scale", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 17, "year_label": "17 CE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": null, "text": "Herod Antipas, son of Herod the Great, builds the city Tiberias on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee, in honor of Tiberius.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371078816#Palestine", "title": "10s", "revid": 1371078816, "section": "Events › 17 AD › Palestine"}}, {"year": 1113, "year_label": "1113 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "June 28", "text": "June 28 – Battle of Al-Sannabra: The Crusaders led by Baldwin I are defeated (due to a feigned flight) by a Seljuk army under Mawdud ibn Altuntash, the Turkic governor (atabeg) of Mosul, at the Jordan River south of the Sea of Galilee. Mawdud sends raiding columns to ravage the countryside and sacks the town of Nablus.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1267067505#Levant", "title": "1113", "revid": 1267067505, "section": "Events › By place › Levant"}}, {"year": 1182, "year_label": "1182 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "July", "text": "July – August – Battle of Belvoir Castle: Saladin crosses into Palestine round the south of the Sea of Galilee. King Baldwin IV (the Leper) of Jerusalem marches with his army back from Oultrejordain and attacks Saladin's forces near Belvoir Castle (modern Israel). In a fierce battle, the Crusaders successfully repel Saladin's invasion. At the end of the day, each side retires, claiming the victory.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362172586#Levant", "title": "1182", "revid": 1362172586, "section": "Events › By place › Levant"}}, {"year": 1187, "year_label": "1187 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "June 26", "text": "June 26 – Saladin regroups his Muslim forces and marches towards the Jordan River. His army numbers around 30,000 men and is divided into three columns. The following day Saladin encamps on the Golan Heights, in a marshy area near Lake Tiberias. Raiding parties are sent across the Jordan to ravage Christian territory between Nazareth, Tiberias, and Mount Tabor.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369187098#Levant", "title": "1187", "revid": 1369187098, "section": "Events › By place › Levant"}}, {"year": 1217, "year_label": "1217 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "December", "text": "December – King John I of Jerusalem leads an expedition into Lebanon. On December 3, he undertakes fruitless assaults on Muslim fortresses and on Mount Tabor. Meanwhile, the Crusader army under Andrew II wanders across the Jordan Valley and up the eastern shore of the Sea of Galilee. During the occupation, Andrew spends his time collecting alleged relics. By the end of December, supplies run out, and the crusaders retreat to Acre.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367488093#Fifth_Crusade", "title": "1217", "revid": 1367488093, "section": "Events › Fifth Crusade"}}, {"year": 1759, "year_label": "1759 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "October 30", "text": "October 30 – Near East earthquakes of 1759: The first event in an earthquake doublet occurs to the north of the Sea of Galilee, with a surface wave magnitude of 6.6 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII–IX (Severe–Violent). About 2,000 are killed in Safed.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1354612770#October–December", "title": "1759", "revid": 1354612770, "section": "Events › October–December"}}]}