Massacre of Béziers

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historical_events
gptkbp:aftermath destruction of the city
gptkbp:associated_with medieval warfare
gptkbp:casualties gptkb:Cathars
estimated 20,000
gptkbp:characterized_by religious zealotry
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Arnaud_Amaury
gptkbp:commemorated_by gptkb:historical_sites
gptkbp:consequences further Crusades against heretics
gptkbp:context gptkb:Albigensian_Crusade
gptkbp:cultural_representation art and media
gptkbp:date July 22, 1209
gptkbp:depicted_in gptkb:historical_texts
turning point in the Crusades
gptkbp:highlights gptkb:documentaries
gptkbp:historical_context 12th century France
gptkbp:historical_debate justification of the massacre
gptkbp:historical_impact increased tensions between Catholics and Cathars
gptkbp:historical_interpretation varied perspectives
gptkbp:historical_significance example of medieval violence
gptkbp:historical_source gptkb:Chronicles_of_the_Albigensian_Crusade
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Massacre of Béziers
gptkbp:influenced Catholic doctrine on heresy
modern views on religious conflict
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Pope_Innocent_III
gptkbp:inspired historical novels
gptkbp:involved local population
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in gptkb:historians
gptkbp:is_considered_as tragedy of the Middle Ages
gptkbp:is_described_as brutal and indiscriminate
gptkbp:is_examined_in historical studies
the concept of just war
gptkbp:is_linked_to the rise of the Inquisition
gptkbp:is_reflected_in gptkb:historical_accounts
gptkbp:led_to Cathar persecution
gptkbp:legacy symbol of religious intolerance
gptkbp:location gptkb:Béziers,_France
gptkbp:narrative the Albigensian Crusade.
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Simon_de_Montfort
gptkbp:outcome gptkb:Assassin
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Crusade_against_the_Cathars
gptkbp:part_of_a_larger campaign against heresy
gptkbp:perpetrator gptkb:Catholic_Church
gptkbp:primary_source letters from the time
gptkbp:prompted calls for reform within the Church
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Siege_of_Béziers
gptkbp:responds_to Papal support for the Crusade
gptkbp:resulted_in loss of life
gptkbp:significance gptkb:conflict
gptkbp:technique slaughter
gptkbp:was_a_precursor_to later religious wars
gptkbp:was_marked_by siege tactics
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Béziers
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4