Question

Bohemond of Taranto led a Crusader state based in this city. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this ancient Syrian city in modern-day Turkey between Edessa and Tripoli. This city was named for the father of Seleucus Nicator.
ANSWER: Antioch [or Antiochus; or Antakya; reject “Antioch of Pisidia” or “Antioch in Pisidia”]
[10h] The similarly named Antioch of Pisidia was home to Margaret the Virgin, who was praised in this work. Personifications of Reason, Justice, and Rectitude invite Christine de Pizan to build the title place of this work.
ANSWER: The Book of the City of Ladies [or Le Livre de la Cité des Dames]
[10e] Because vinegar failed to preserve his body, this king was buried in Antioch after he drowned in the Saleph River. This Holy Roman Emperor who feuded with the Lombards was named for his red beard.
ANSWER: Frederick Barbarossa [or Frederick I or Friedrich I or Federico I; prompt on Frederick or Friedrich or Federico; prompt on Barbarossa]
<Ganon Evans, History - European - Middle Ages&gt; ~22175~ &lt;Editor: Hari Parameswaran>

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