Ronnie Ellenblum
Biographic Data
| ID | 3642389 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ronnie Ellenblum |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ronnie |
| FAMILY NAME | Ellenblum |
| SIGNATURE | ELLENBLUM R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 25 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
History and Archeology of Urban Decline
In this article, we suggest a new analysis of the decline and abandonment of medieval urban landscapes, using as a case study the thoroughly excavated and documented Caelian Hill in Rome during the eleventh century, supported by notions from modern studies of climate change. We provide evidence for the concurrent decline of the urban landscape and the abandonment of waterways, including the aqueduct of Aqua Claudia that functioned since the first…
How long and how strong must a climatic anomaly be in order to evoke a social transformation? Historical and contemporaneous case studies
In recent years, scholarly interest in the nexus between climate change and human societies has risen dramatically, and many researchers from different disciplines have begun studying the possible effects of climate change and climate anomalies on past and present societies. In this article, we join this lively debate, seeking to extend it by raising, and providing possible answers to, two fundamental questions: what type of climatic anomalies ca…
Collapse, affluence, and collapse again
The article examines the rapid and frequent transitions between periods of affluence and periods of real famine that occurred during the long reign of the Egyptian ruler al-Mustanṣir (1036–1094), as well as the correlation between these transitions and the fluctuations in the annual rise in the Nile flow which determine the availability of grain and food prices. The authors conclude that: (1) The transitions between affluence and dearth occurred …
Medieval long-wall construction on the Mongolian Steppe during the eleventh to thirteenth centuries AD
The long walls of China and the Eurasian Steppe are considered to have functioned as either defensive structures against aggressive nomadic tribes, or as elements to control the movement of local nomadic groups following imperialist expansion. This article focuses on a hitherto understudied 737km-long medieval wall running from northern China into north-eastern Mongolia. Built by either the Liao or Jin Dynasties, the wall features numerous auxili…
Short-Term Climatic Catastrophes and the Collapse of the Liao Dynasty (907-1125)
Short-term disasters such as clusters of droughts or cold spells, lasting for just a decade or two, can induce food shortages, famines, and violence and create waves of refugees. Climatically enforced migrations can affect complex societies and, in extreme cases, even topple established bureaucracies. But the measurement of indirect signals (proxies), which is limited by the multidecadal range of radiometric dating or by the poor distribution of …
Frankish Rural Settlement in the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem
Crusader Castles and Modern Histories
Weapon injuries in the 12th century Crusader garrison of Vadum Iacob Castle, Galilee
This project analyses the wounds sustained by those defending the Crusader castle of Vadum Iacob, which is to the north of the Sea of Galilee in Israel. To our knowledge this is the first Crusader castle garrison to be excavated and studied, and consequently gives unique information concerning medieval battle wounds. The Muslim forces of Saladin stormed the castle in August 1179. The skeletal remains of five of the garrison who were killed during…
Frankish Rural Settlement in the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem
Khirbat al-Lawza, a Frankish Farm House in the Judean Hills in Central Palestine
Khirbat al-Lawza consists of buildings around a courtyard and a water reservoir set on three terraces. An associated agricultural territory was partly irrigated. It is identified as the agricultural farming estate of a Frankish landlord, or as a farm managed by an estate official of an ecclesiastical body in the twelfth century.
Colonization Activities in the Frankish East
Colonization Activities in the Frankish East: The Example of Castellum Regis (Mi'ilya) Get access RONNIE ELLENBLUM RONNIE ELLENBLUM Hebrew UniversityJerusalem Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume CXI, Issue 440, February 1996, Pages 104–122, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/CXI.440.104 Published: 01 February 1996
Das Kreuzfahrerfürstentum Galiläa. Martin Rheinheimer
Weapon injuries in the 12th century Crusader garrison of Vadum Iacob Castle, Galilee
This project analyses the wounds sustained by those defending the Crusader castle of Vadum Iacob, which is to the north of the Sea of Galilee in Israel. To our knowledge this is the first Crusader castle garrison to be excavated and studied, and consequently gives unique information concerning medieval battle wounds. The Muslim forces of Saladin stormed the castle in August 1179. The skeletal remains of five of the garrison who were killed during…
Colonization Activities in the Frankish East
Colonization Activities in the Frankish East: The Example of Castellum Regis (Mi'ilya) Get access RONNIE ELLENBLUM RONNIE ELLENBLUM Hebrew UniversityJerusalem Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume CXI, Issue 440, February 1996, Pages 104–122, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/CXI.440.104 Published: 01 February 1996
Medieval long-wall construction on the Mongolian Steppe during the eleventh to thirteenth centuries AD
The long walls of China and the Eurasian Steppe are considered to have functioned as either defensive structures against aggressive nomadic tribes, or as elements to control the movement of local nomadic groups following imperialist expansion. This article focuses on a hitherto understudied 737km-long medieval wall running from northern China into north-eastern Mongolia. Built by either the Liao or Jin Dynasties, the wall features numerous auxili…
Short-Term Climatic Catastrophes and the Collapse of the Liao Dynasty (907-1125)
Short-term disasters such as clusters of droughts or cold spells, lasting for just a decade or two, can induce food shortages, famines, and violence and create waves of refugees. Climatically enforced migrations can affect complex societies and, in extreme cases, even topple established bureaucracies. But the measurement of indirect signals (proxies), which is limited by the multidecadal range of radiometric dating or by the poor distribution of …
Das Kreuzfahrerfürstentum Galiläa. Martin Rheinheimer
Khirbat al-Lawza, a Frankish Farm House in the Judean Hills in Central Palestine
Khirbat al-Lawza consists of buildings around a courtyard and a water reservoir set on three terraces. An associated agricultural territory was partly irrigated. It is identified as the agricultural farming estate of a Frankish landlord, or as a farm managed by an estate official of an ecclesiastical body in the twelfth century.
Colonization Activities in the Frankish East
Colonization Activities in the Frankish East: The Example of Castellum Regis (Mi'ilya) Get access RONNIE ELLENBLUM RONNIE ELLENBLUM Hebrew UniversityJerusalem Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume CXI, Issue 440, February 1996, Pages 104–122, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/CXI.440.104 Published: 01 February 1996
Frankish Rural Settlement in the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem
Weapon injuries in the 12th century Crusader garrison of Vadum Iacob Castle, Galilee
This project analyses the wounds sustained by those defending the Crusader castle of Vadum Iacob, which is to the north of the Sea of Galilee in Israel. To our knowledge this is the first Crusader castle garrison to be excavated and studied, and consequently gives unique information concerning medieval battle wounds. The Muslim forces of Saladin stormed the castle in August 1179. The skeletal remains of five of the garrison who were killed during…
Crusader Castles and Modern Histories
Frankish Rural Settlement in the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem
Short-Term Climatic Catastrophes and the Collapse of the Liao Dynasty (907-1125)
Short-term disasters such as clusters of droughts or cold spells, lasting for just a decade or two, can induce food shortages, famines, and violence and create waves of refugees. Climatically enforced migrations can affect complex societies and, in extreme cases, even topple established bureaucracies. But the measurement of indirect signals (proxies), which is limited by the multidecadal range of radiometric dating or by the poor distribution of …
Medieval long-wall construction on the Mongolian Steppe during the eleventh to thirteenth centuries AD
The long walls of China and the Eurasian Steppe are considered to have functioned as either defensive structures against aggressive nomadic tribes, or as elements to control the movement of local nomadic groups following imperialist expansion. This article focuses on a hitherto understudied 737km-long medieval wall running from northern China into north-eastern Mongolia. Built by either the Liao or Jin Dynasties, the wall features numerous auxili…
How long and how strong must a climatic anomaly be in order to evoke a social transformation? Historical and contemporaneous case studies
In recent years, scholarly interest in the nexus between climate change and human societies has risen dramatically, and many researchers from different disciplines have begun studying the possible effects of climate change and climate anomalies on past and present societies. In this article, we join this lively debate, seeking to extend it by raising, and providing possible answers to, two fundamental questions: what type of climatic anomalies ca…
Collapse, affluence, and collapse again
The article examines the rapid and frequent transitions between periods of affluence and periods of real famine that occurred during the long reign of the Egyptian ruler al-Mustanṣir (1036–1094), as well as the correlation between these transitions and the fluctuations in the annual rise in the Nile flow which determine the availability of grain and food prices. The authors conclude that: (1) The transitions between affluence and dearth occurred …
History and Archeology of Urban Decline
In this article, we suggest a new analysis of the decline and abandonment of medieval urban landscapes, using as a case study the thoroughly excavated and documented Caelian Hill in Rome during the eleventh century, supported by notions from modern studies of climate change. We provide evidence for the concurrent decline of the urban landscape and the abandonment of waterways, including the aqueduct of Aqua Claudia that functioned since the first…
History (12 works) · Archaeology (8 works) · Geography (8 works) · Ancient history (7 works) · Political science (6 works) · History (5 works) · Archaeology and Historical Studies (4 works) · Medieval History and Crusades (4 works) · Byzantine Studies and History (3 works) · Economics (3 works)