After crossing the mountains onto the coastal plain of Seleucia in the heat of summer, Frederick Barbarossa rode ahead of his men to swim in the Chalycadnus River and drowned. Without him, the immense army of 150,000 immediately disintegrated, ending the German contribution to the Third Crusade.
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Episode 15 (6 mentions)
After crossing the mountains onto the coastal plain of Seleucia in the heat of summer, Frederick Barbarossa rode ahead of his men to swim in the Chalycadnus River and drowned. Without him, the immense army of 150,000 immediately disintegrated, ending the German contribution to the Third Crusade.
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