"This is a statue of Godfrey of Bouillon, a faithful guardian of the Holy Sepulchre and the founder of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, brother of Baldwin I, the first king of the Kingdom.

After the creation of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, Godfrey of Bouillon rejected the title of king and was succeeded by his brother Baldwin I, officially beginning the history of the Kingdom of Jerusalem.

Godfrey of Bouillon was a very important figure in the history of Christianity, and very few of his statues and other relics have survived, and each one of them is of great value."

Ye Tian pointed to a statue sculpture two or three meters away in front of him and said, giving a positive appraisal conclusion.

"Wow! It's actually a statue of Godfrey of Bouillon, there is no doubt that this is definitely a priceless top antique artifact, and the Vatican has a statue of Godfrey of Bouillon, which is much worse than this one!"

Bishop Kent said with emotion, the expression on his face was both excited and painful.

Another priceless antique artifact is about to fall into the hands of this guy Steven, but he can only stand by and watch, no matter how greedy it is, can he not feel pain?

After giving the appraisal conclusion, Ye Tian worked with David to roughly clean up the moss and dust on the statue in front of him.

At the same time, the rest of the Intrepid Explorer employees are constantly busy, cleaning up the dust and moss that have fallen on various items, and opening boxes that have been sealed for a long time.

With their series of actions, surprises continued to appear one after another, and the cheers that resounded throughout the hall were almost never interrupted, one after another, endlessly!

More than 700 years ago, the Knights Templar had painstakingly hidden everything in this hall was revealed to everyone.

In addition to the two Christian relics found before, as well as many priceless antique relics, many more things have been discovered, each of which is worth a lot of money!

Most of them are relics of the Knights Templar, including chests and chests of gold coins and vessels, a large number of dazzling jewels and diamonds, as well as some special personal items and special weapons and equipment.

The other part is the items from the court of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, including both gold and silver utensils used by the royal court, as well as some religious ritual utensils, which are basically gold products.

Unfortunately, aside from the life-size portrait sculptures, there isn't much artwork here.

However, it makes perfect sense, as every member of the Knights Templar was a professional soldier, spending their days on the battlefield and having time to study the arts.

Even if they put a valuable work of art in front of them, the professional soldiers of the Knights Templar would not know it, and not only would they not cherish it, but they might even discard it and disdain it!

In the era they lived in, in addition to the sword in their hands and the war horse under their crotch, I am afraid that only gold and silver would make their hearts move!

More than an hour had passed since he spoke.

Most of the Knights Templar's storage in this hall has been cleared, and the cleanup is gradually coming to an end.

Suddenly, Jason's excited voice suddenly sounded and reached the ears of everyone on the scene.

"Steven, come and see, and we've found another crown, different from the previous Baldwin IV crown, and maybe the crown of the king of Jerusalem!

The crown, also made of gold, was carried in a chest and was encased with some gold vessels bearing the emblem of the Kingdom of Jerusalem!"

"Shh——!h

Everyone in this hall turned their heads to look at Jason and them, and everyone was excited.

Especially the Bishop of Kent and the other two senior clergy from the Vatican, when they heard Jason's words, they all exclaimed excitedly, and even almost fainted on the spot!

Another crown of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, if it is true, then there is no doubt that this is another Christian holy relic, and happiness must have come too violently!

Without the slightest hesitation, Ye Tian immediately put down a silver wine jug in his hand and walked quickly towards Jason and them.

Behind him, Bishop Kent and David immediately followed, and the rest of the people on the scene stopped their movements and looked at Ye Tian and them.

In the blink of an eye, Ye Tian had come to Jason and them.

Before he could gain a foothold, he looked at the golden crown that Jason had taken out of the box and held in his hands.

Bishop Kent and David followed, and then stood aside, staring closely at Ye Tian and the crown in Jason's hand, their expressions were both excited and a little apprehensive!

It is a crown made entirely of gold, more common than Baldwin IV's Crown of Thorns, and is a zigzag crown with a large ruby set at the top.

On the forehead of this golden crown, a cross is engraved, and on each side of the edge is engraved a line of floral Latin, which is not clear, and the inner circle of the crown is also engraved with a line of floral Latin.

However, inside and outside this golden crown, there is no distinctive symbol of the Kingdom of Jerusalem.

Pretending to carefully examine the golden crown, Ye Tian said in a slightly regretful tone:

"This golden crown is not the crown of the king of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, and I suspect that it is most likely the crown of the Duchy of Antioch, made around the middle of the thirteenth century.

During the First Crusade, European feudal lords established a principality in parts of present-day Turkey and Syria, with the capital of Antioch, so it was called the Principality of Antioch!

Antioch is a Christian holy site, one of the original four bishoprics, and the Principality of Antioch was a natural ally of the Kingdom of Jerusalem from its inception until its demise in 1268.

It's not hard to see why the crown of Antioch was here, as the Knights Templar retreated to Cyprus for the second time after the defeat at the Siege of Acre in 1291.

It is estimated that it was during that retreat that they brought the relics of the Duchy of Antioch to Cyprus and hid them here, and of course, it is possible that they brought this crown to the island before!

Inside and outside this golden crown, there are a few lines of floral Latin, which I believe is enough to explain the origin of this golden crown, Bishop of Kent, you can interpret these floral Latin!"

As he spoke, Ye Tian made a gesture of invitation sideways and gave up his position.

Bishop Kent was polite at this time, and he immediately stepped forward, took the golden crown from Jason's hand, and looked at the lines of floral Latin on the crown with hope.

When he saw the Latin inscriptions, his expression immediately changed, and the disappointment immediately appeared on his face, and his eyes were full of disappointment.

"This is indeed not the crown of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, and naturally it is not a Christian holy relic, Steven is very accurate in identifying it, this is indeed the crown of the Duchy of Antioch.

The Latin line on the inner circle of the crown clearly states that the golden crown belonged to Bohemond VI, the last Duke of Antioch, and was used when he ascended the throne.

Although it was not the crown of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, its historical significance was still very important, and the fall of the Duchy of Antioch led directly to the last crusade of the Middle Ages!"

Bishop Kent said with a smile, but the disappointment in his eyes could not be concealed at all, and he was also trembling in distress.

Another priceless treasure! Seeing that it is about to fall into the hands of this guy Steven again, can it not make people feel distressed.

Hearing Bishop Kent's words, Jason and David were also a little disappointed, but Ye Tian next to him smiled brighter than a flower.

Next, everyone admired the golden crown of the Duchy of Antioch for a while, and then carefully put it back in the box, ready to continue exploring!

At this moment, Cole's voice suddenly came from the walkie-talkie and reached everyone's ears.

"Steven, we got into a fight with the Turks, and those guys sent a few men to try to sneak in from behind the castle, and our guys spotted it, and they started exchanging fire!"

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