Old city ​​ruins

However, the Franks did not triumph for long, in 1265 the Mamluks of Sultan Baibars took the city with a surprise attack, the defenders bravely retreated to the Citadel, where they stood to death for a whole week, after which they boarded ships and departed for Acre. The Mameluks then broke down the city fortifications enthusiastically for two weeks, and, according to sources, the Sultan personally took part in all this vandalism.