Knights Templar: Fearsome & Unstoppable Crusaders | Decoding the Past (S1, E12)

For nearly two centuries, the Knights Templar were the medieval world's most powerful order. See more in Season 1, Episode 12, "The Templar Code, Part 1." Chapters: 0:00 The Crusades and the Templars' Origin 8:23 The Secret Excavation of the Temple Mount 17:17 The Rise of a Holy Military Order...

45 min - History - HISTORY

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