Walter E. Jr. Kaegi, Kaegi Walter E.

Byzantium and the Early Islamic Conquests

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines how the Byzantine Empire came to lose so much of its territory to Islamic conquerors in the seventh century.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 328
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. August 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 500g
• ISBN-13: 9780521484558
• ISBN-10: 0521484553
• Artikelnr.: 22180537

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1. The problem of Byzantium and the early Islamic conquests
2. The Byzantine Empire in an era of accelerating change
3. Difficulties in devising defences for Syria
4. The first Muslim penetrations of Byzantine territory
5. Early tests in southern Palestine
6. Problems of cohesion: the battle of Jabiya-Yarmuk reconsidered
7. The brief struggle to save northern Syria and Byzantine Mesopotamia
8. Byzantium, Armenia, Armenians, and early Islamic conquests
9. Controversy and confidence in the seventh-century crisis
10. Elements of failure and endurance
Bibliography
Index.