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Empires in Collision in Late Antiquity G. W. Bowersock The Menahem Stern Jerusalem Lectures Brandeis 2012 • 128 pp. 5 illus. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2" Middle East Studies / Ancient History / History of Religions / Late Antiquity $24.95 Paperback, 978-1-61168-321-9 $17.99 Ebook, 978-1-61168-322-6 Check your ebook retailer or local library for ebook availability.
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“Bowersock has brought a novel freshness to this grand narrative. He fastens with delight on new pieces of evidence, from each of which he derives conclusions that significantly alter our view of the whole story.”—The New York Review of Books Political and military developments in the Arabian Peninsula on the eve of Islam In this book, based on lectures delivered at the Historical Society of Israel, the famed historian G. W. Bowersock presents a searching examination of political developments in the Arabian Peninsula on the eve of the rise of Islam. Recounting the growth of Christian Ethiopia and the conflict with Jewish Arabia, he describes the fall of Jerusalem at the hands of a late resurgent Sassanian (Persian) Empire. He concludes by underscoring the importance of the Byzantine Empire’s defeat of the Sassanian forces, which destabilized the region and thus provided the opportunity for the rise and military success of Islam in the seventh century. Using close readings of surviving texts, Bowersock sheds new light on the complex causal relationships among the Byzantine, Ethiopian, Persian, and emerging Islamic forces. Click here for TABLE OF CONTENTS
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