Syria

The Arab Revolt was an uprising led by Sharif Hussein ibn Ali and his sons, supported by Britain, against the Ottoman Empire during World War I.

A major crusade launched after Saladin’s reconquest of Jerusalem, involving European rulers and campaigns in the Levant from 1189 to 1192.

Global conflict centered on the European war of 1914–1918, involving empires, colonial territories and multiple military theaters.

The Ayyubid sultan who defeated the crusader army at Hattin and retook Jerusalem in 1187.

British archaeologist, military officer, and liaison who participated in and helped coordinate Arab operations against the Ottoman Empire during World War I.

Major Syrian city entered by Arab and British forces on 1 October 1918 during the final phase of the revolt.

Strategic Red Sea port captured by Arab forces from the Ottoman garrison on 6 July 1917.

Historical region along the Red Sea coast of the Arabian Peninsula and the core territory of the Hashemite-led revolt.

The Latin Christian polity in the Levant where the film’s court politics, frontier warfare, and defense of Jerusalem unfold.

The Roman province containing Alexandria and the wider administrative and cultural setting of the story.