The 2 Volume Omnibus, 2016 edition, is missing the map of Soloman's Temple and the Prologue
It actually begins with Chapter 1. I solved this by downloading the Sample of Book 1, which has
the missing sections, the first 2 Chapters and part of the third. You can do this if you decide to get
the Omnibus. Or you could opt for the separate volumes. I bought the Omnibus at a reduced price.
As for a review of the books, I'm up to Chapter 5 of Book 1. The story is good and is in the hunt
for ancient treasures and mysteries category. The 2 Volume edition needs fixing by Amazon tho.
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Solomon's Treasure - 2000 years of history come alive in thrilling dramatized detail.
Temple of Solomon, Jerusalem
The crowning achievement of King Solomon's reign was the construction of the magnificent Temple in Jerusalem. Completed in 957BCE, it was to be the permanent resting place for the Ark of the Covenant which contained the Ten Commandments.
The Knights Templar
Jerusalem fell to the Crusaders in 1099 and later, the newly formed Knights Templars set up headquarters there for the next sixty-seven years until Jerusalem was captured by Saladin in 1187. It was during the Templers tenure at Temple Mount when they carried out their secret excavations. Legend has it that they unearthed something that turned them in the richest and most powerful organisation ever known. What exactly they found has fuelled speculation and conspiracy theories for centuries.
The Dead Sea Scrolls
Dead Sea Scrolls were found by Bedouins in Qumran. On March 14, 1952, the Copper Scroll was discovered by an archaeologist. It seemed to be a treasure map identifying coaches of various item in and around Jerusalem. To this day no one has come forward to admit to finding any.
Rosslyn Chapel
Rosslyn Chapel is a place wreathed in legend and most are associated with the Knights Templar. Rumours of mysterious artefacts contained in boobytrapped tunnels and secret vaults beneath the chapel have circulated for a long time. These hidden treasures have been said to include the Holy Grail, great wealth, the mummified head of Jesus, a copy of the chapel below ground where secret rituals were carried out, and interred Templar Knights wearing full armour.
Siege of Jerusalem in 1099
On June 7, 1099, the Christian army—by then considerably reduced to perhaps 1,200–1,500 cavalry and 12,000 foot soldiers—encamped before Jerusalem.
Siege towers were carried up to the walls on July 13–14, and on July 15 Godfrey’s men took a sector of the walls, and others followed on scaling ladders.
When the nearest gate was opened, Tancred and Raymond entered, and the Muslim governor surrendered to the latter in the Tower of David. The governor, along with his bodyguard, was escorted out of the city. Tancred promised protection in the Aqṣā Mosque, but his orders were disobeyed. Hundreds of men, women, and children, both Muslim and Jewish, perished in the general slaughter that followed.
The Crusaders, therefore, attained their goal three long years after they had set out. Against the odds this struggling, fractious, and naive enterprise had made its way from western Europe to the Middle East and conquered two of the best-defended cities of the time. From a modern perspective, the improbability of the First Crusade’s success is staggering.
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