Jerusalem: The City That Changed the World: An Illustrated History by Simon Sebag Montefiore #foliosociety misty fjord and the crackle

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Editor Alex Danchev is the author of an acclaimed biography of artist Georges Braque and is Professor of International Relations at the University of Nottingham

Jerusalem: The City That Changed the World: An Illustrated History by Simon Sebag Montefiore #foliosociety misty fjord and the crackleJerusalem is unique: the capital of two peoples and the shrine of three faiths. A cast of extraordinary characters have played a part in the city's history, including King David, Cyrus the Great, Cleopatra, the Maccabees, Julius Caesar, Herod the Great, Queen Melisende, Saladin, Suleiman the Magnificent, Catherine the Great, Napoleon, Churchill, Ben Gurion and Arafat. Many have claimed Jerusalem belongs only to them, but its stories belong to many. In