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• However, in our journey into the history and background of Aramaic, what is the importance of the Crusades in connection with Aramaic?
• Consider that Josephus, a Jew in first century Israel, wrote his famous history of first century Israel in the Aramaic language. Well, what language would you expect to be used to record the history of the Crusades?
• Would it surprise you to learn that much of the contemporary history of the Crusades was written in Aramaic (in Syriac)? We see from this just how important, and extensive, Syriac is. It is the most widespread and dominant dialect of Aramaic. By the time of the Crusades, Syriac was still being used extensively.