The war of the three Gods Romans, Persians, and the rise of Islam
The War of the Three Gods is a military history of the Near and Middle East in the seventh century-with its chief focus on the reign of the Eastern Roman Emperor Heraclius (AD 610-641)-a pivotal and dramatic time in world history. The Eastern Roman Empire was brought to the very brink of extinction...
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South Yorkshire, UK
Skyhorse Publishing
2014
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| 300 | |a xiv, 256 pages |b illustrations, maps |c 24 cm | ||
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| 500 | |a First published in Great Britain in 2013 by Pen & Sword Military"--Title page verso | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a 1. The Participants and Their Road to 600; 2. The War of the Usurper and the Revolt of Heraclius; 3. 'It Has Come to the Triarii'; 4. 'The Ram Has Touched the Wall'; 5. A New Challenger Approaches; 6. The Islamic Eruption; 7. 636 -- The Year of the Muslim Beast; 8. A Farewell to Syria and Mesopotamia; 9. Stealing Roman Bread and Persian Heart; 10. Three Deaths, Two Gods, One Winner; 11. The Feast Continues: From the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean | |
| 520 | |a The War of the Three Gods is a military history of the Near and Middle East in the seventh century-with its chief focus on the reign of the Eastern Roman Emperor Heraclius (AD 610-641)-a pivotal and dramatic time in world history. The Eastern Roman Empire was brought to the very brink of extinction by the Sassanid Persians before Heraclius managed to inflict a crushing defeat on the Sassanids with a desperate, final gambit. His conquests were short-lived, however, for the newly converted adherents of Islam burst upon the region, administering the coup de grace to Sassanid power and laying sieg | ||
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| 650 | 0 | |a Islam |z Middle East |x History |y To 1500 | |
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