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Acre

Battles
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

A pivotal 1191 siege during the Third Crusade where Richard the Lionheart captured the port city from Saladin.

Detailed Definition
Acre’s fall marked a major Christian victory in the Crusades and became emblematic of holy war and chivalric valor. In poetry, it often symbolizes religious fervor, the clash of civilizations, and the tragic grandeur of medieval warfare, appearing in epic and romantic verse as a site of both triumph and suffering.
Example
Example in poetry:
The siege of Acre in 1191 inspired medieval troubadours to lament the Crusaders’ losses; In modern verse, Acre symbolizes the clash between faith and empire; Poets like Walter Scott referenced Acre’s ramparts to evoke chivalric tragedy; A contemporary poem might contrast Acre’s ancient stones with modern Middle Eastern strife; A sonnet could frame Acre as a threshold between East and West, echoing cultural collision; A free-verse elegy might mourn the fallen Hospitallers amid Acre’s ruined towers.
Additional Notes
The Siege of Acre (1191) was a turning point in the Third Crusade, symbolizing the clash between Christian and Islamic powers; its grueling duration and eventual capture by Richard I underscore themes of endurance, faith, and imperial ambition—frequent motifs in crusade poetry and later Romantic verse that idealized or critiqued holy war.
Other Meanings of “Acre”
Also Known As
Akko Saint-Jean d'Acre Acre Siege
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