Greetings all,

Today we commemorate the surrender of the City of Nicea to Byzantine forces during the First Crusade on June 19th in 1097 AD:

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Nicaea

Niceay had been held by the Seljuk Turks, who preferred to surrender to Byzantine forces than have Crusaders break into the city. 

  

-Marcus Cassius Julianus