Rabei G Khamisy
Biographic Data
| ID | 5897798 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rabei G Khamisy |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rabei G |
| FAMILY NAME | Khamisy |
| SIGNATURE | KHAMISY R G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Haifa |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2256-0864 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 16 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Lion of Miʿilyā
Crusader Military Order Fortifications along the Carmel Coast
The Carmel Coast has historically functioned as a vital highway, and it did so during the Frankish period. This study focuses on the 12th‒13th century castles along this coastal route, owned by the Military Orders, which played a pivotal role in the micro-region. We compare three of these strongholds using data from prior excavations and newly conducted surveys, including innovative aerial surveys that have generated unprecedented orthophotos and…
Crusader Military Activities on the Carmel Coast
Clay Speaks of Adaptation
A unique Frankish-period object from Miʿilyā – Castellum Regis
The object presented here was found in August 2018, in a layer of Crusader-period fill inside the cistern of the winery discovered at Miʿilyā – Castellum Regis. It is the first and only one of its type and style found to date. Given the object’s resemblance to a seal, it seems likely that it is, in some way, connected to the world of seals: that connection will be discussed, briefly, below. What follows aims to identify the object and its owner, …
The Frankish Castle of Dor
The Castle of Dor occupied a strategically important location on the Carmel Coast in Israel. This little-known castle has been identified by modern scholarship with Crusader Merle. A new excavation, conducted in 2018, produced finds which shed light on the architecture and time of use of the castle. The excavation revealed an elaborate building, constructed in two building phases at the very least. The new finds, together with the historical acco…
The Druze settlement on Mount Carmel
The arrival date of the Druze at Mount Carmel is still unclear and several claims exist regarding it. None of the Druze villages have been extensively studied, and at present there are only two villages that survived the dismantling of the last two centuries; these are Daliyat al-Karmil and ʿIsifya. The current study will focus on Daliyat al-Karmil as a case study, using geographical, historical and archaeological evidence for dating the Druze ar…
Revisited – possible remains of the 1202 earthquake in Galilee
The archaeological remains in two Frankish period sites in Western Galilee prove that the 1202 earthquake, which was extensively mentioned in contemporary texts, had significant impact in Galilee. The earthquake was not specifically mentioned as affecting Western Galilee, but the archaeological remains show that it was severe–violent with high intensity, probably VIII+. The damage seems likely to have been great enough to affect the socio-economi…
Frankish Viticulture, Wine Presses, and wine production in the Levant
As the Christian population increased in the Frankish Kingdom following 1100, there was also a much-increased demand for wine. This led to a revolution in agriculture and industry related to wine production. The high number of texts mentioning vineyards is indicative of these activities. To date only 26 wine-presses identified as belonging to the Frankish period have been discovered, but they provide considerable information about the building te…
Journal of Medieval Military History
"The Journal of Medieval Military History continues to consolidate its now assured position as the leading academic vehicle for scholarly publication in the field of medieval warfare." Medieval Warfare
Journal of Medieval Military History
The ʿAssāf family of Miʿilya
This article sheds light on the Melkite Catholics in Galilee. It strengthens the assumption that many Melkite Catholics arrived in the Acre region during Ḍāhir al-ʿUmar's reign (1730s–1775), and it shows that relations between the Christians and adherents of other faiths were good enough in day-to-day life, allowing the Christians to develop their business and to share important properties with Muslims. It also shows that some familial traditions…
Archaeological remains of the 1202 earthquake in the Frankish village of Tarphile/Khirbat al-Manḥata
The Frankish village of Tarphile (Arabic Khirbat al-Manḥata) is located between the 12th-century castle of Castellum Regis and the 13th-century castle of Montfort, almost 22 km north-east of Acre. The village contains remarkable remains from the period, including a large quarry, towers and remains of houses. Recent excavations in the village were able to identify the remains of one of the most severe earthquakes to have hit the Levant in the last…
Montfort
Winner of the 2017 Verbruggen prize Montfort Castle, located in the western Galilee, was the principal fortress of the Teutonic Order, one of the three great military orders of the Crusader period. It was built in the early thirteenth century and occupied and dismantled by the Mamluk army in 1271. It is among the finest examples of Crusader spur castles. This present volume includes discussions by 23 scholars, experts in their fields, in 28 chapt…
History and Archaeology of the Frankish Village of Tarphile
Manjanīq Qarābughā and Thirteenth-Century Trebuchet Nomenclature
The Templar Estates in the Territory of Acre
Researchers of the Frankish period have a lot of difficulties in defining many of the properties of the Templar Order, especially the rural properties, because of the loss of the Templar archives, and although it is reasonable to assume that the Templar Order owned as much property as the Hospitallers, only some of its holdings are known.1 Actually, our acquaintance with the order comes from the documents of other military orders, ecclesiastical …
Frankish Viticulture, Wine Presses, and wine production in the Levant
As the Christian population increased in the Frankish Kingdom following 1100, there was also a much-increased demand for wine. This led to a revolution in agriculture and industry related to wine production. The high number of texts mentioning vineyards is indicative of these activities. To date only 26 wine-presses identified as belonging to the Frankish period have been discovered, but they provide considerable information about the building te…
The ʿAssāf family of Miʿilya
This article sheds light on the Melkite Catholics in Galilee. It strengthens the assumption that many Melkite Catholics arrived in the Acre region during Ḍāhir al-ʿUmar's reign (1730s–1775), and it shows that relations between the Christians and adherents of other faiths were good enough in day-to-day life, allowing the Christians to develop their business and to share important properties with Muslims. It also shows that some familial traditions…
The Druze settlement on Mount Carmel
The arrival date of the Druze at Mount Carmel is still unclear and several claims exist regarding it. None of the Druze villages have been extensively studied, and at present there are only two villages that survived the dismantling of the last two centuries; these are Daliyat al-Karmil and ʿIsifya. The current study will focus on Daliyat al-Karmil as a case study, using geographical, historical and archaeological evidence for dating the Druze ar…
The Templar Estates in the Territory of Acre
Researchers of the Frankish period have a lot of difficulties in defining many of the properties of the Templar Order, especially the rural properties, because of the loss of the Templar archives, and although it is reasonable to assume that the Templar Order owned as much property as the Hospitallers, only some of its holdings are known.1 Actually, our acquaintance with the order comes from the documents of other military orders, ecclesiastical …
Manjanīq Qarābughā and Thirteenth-Century Trebuchet Nomenclature
Archaeological remains of the 1202 earthquake in the Frankish village of Tarphile/Khirbat al-Manḥata
The Frankish village of Tarphile (Arabic Khirbat al-Manḥata) is located between the 12th-century castle of Castellum Regis and the 13th-century castle of Montfort, almost 22 km north-east of Acre. The village contains remarkable remains from the period, including a large quarry, towers and remains of houses. Recent excavations in the village were able to identify the remains of one of the most severe earthquakes to have hit the Levant in the last…
Montfort
Winner of the 2017 Verbruggen prize Montfort Castle, located in the western Galilee, was the principal fortress of the Teutonic Order, one of the three great military orders of the Crusader period. It was built in the early thirteenth century and occupied and dismantled by the Mamluk army in 1271. It is among the finest examples of Crusader spur castles. This present volume includes discussions by 23 scholars, experts in their fields, in 28 chapt…
History and Archaeology of the Frankish Village of Tarphile
Journal of Medieval Military History
"The Journal of Medieval Military History continues to consolidate its now assured position as the leading academic vehicle for scholarly publication in the field of medieval warfare." Medieval Warfare
Journal of Medieval Military History
The ʿAssāf family of Miʿilya
This article sheds light on the Melkite Catholics in Galilee. It strengthens the assumption that many Melkite Catholics arrived in the Acre region during Ḍāhir al-ʿUmar's reign (1730s–1775), and it shows that relations between the Christians and adherents of other faiths were good enough in day-to-day life, allowing the Christians to develop their business and to share important properties with Muslims. It also shows that some familial traditions…
Revisited – possible remains of the 1202 earthquake in Galilee
The archaeological remains in two Frankish period sites in Western Galilee prove that the 1202 earthquake, which was extensively mentioned in contemporary texts, had significant impact in Galilee. The earthquake was not specifically mentioned as affecting Western Galilee, but the archaeological remains show that it was severe–violent with high intensity, probably VIII+. The damage seems likely to have been great enough to affect the socio-economi…
Frankish Viticulture, Wine Presses, and wine production in the Levant
As the Christian population increased in the Frankish Kingdom following 1100, there was also a much-increased demand for wine. This led to a revolution in agriculture and industry related to wine production. The high number of texts mentioning vineyards is indicative of these activities. To date only 26 wine-presses identified as belonging to the Frankish period have been discovered, but they provide considerable information about the building te…
The Frankish Castle of Dor
The Castle of Dor occupied a strategically important location on the Carmel Coast in Israel. This little-known castle has been identified by modern scholarship with Crusader Merle. A new excavation, conducted in 2018, produced finds which shed light on the architecture and time of use of the castle. The excavation revealed an elaborate building, constructed in two building phases at the very least. The new finds, together with the historical acco…
The Druze settlement on Mount Carmel
The arrival date of the Druze at Mount Carmel is still unclear and several claims exist regarding it. None of the Druze villages have been extensively studied, and at present there are only two villages that survived the dismantling of the last two centuries; these are Daliyat al-Karmil and ʿIsifya. The current study will focus on Daliyat al-Karmil as a case study, using geographical, historical and archaeological evidence for dating the Druze ar…
A unique Frankish-period object from Miʿilyā – Castellum Regis
The object presented here was found in August 2018, in a layer of Crusader-period fill inside the cistern of the winery discovered at Miʿilyā – Castellum Regis. It is the first and only one of its type and style found to date. Given the object’s resemblance to a seal, it seems likely that it is, in some way, connected to the world of seals: that connection will be discussed, briefly, below. What follows aims to identify the object and its owner, …
Crusader Military Order Fortifications along the Carmel Coast
The Carmel Coast has historically functioned as a vital highway, and it did so during the Frankish period. This study focuses on the 12th‒13th century castles along this coastal route, owned by the Military Orders, which played a pivotal role in the micro-region. We compare three of these strongholds using data from prior excavations and newly conducted surveys, including innovative aerial surveys that have generated unprecedented orthophotos and…
Crusader Military Activities on the Carmel Coast
Clay Speaks of Adaptation
The Lion of Miʿilyā
History (12 works) · Ancient history (9 works) · Archaeology and Historical Studies (9 works) · Archaeology (8 works) · Medieval History and Crusades (8 works) · Geography (6 works) · History (4 works) · Period (music) (4 works) · Acre (3 works) · Archaeological Research and Protection (3 works)