Between empires Arabs, Romans, and Sasanians in late antiquity

An examination of the complex inter-relationships between the Roman and Sasanid Empires, and some of their Arab allies and neighbours, during the last century before the emergence of Islam. Greg Fisher stresses the importance of a Near East dominated by Rome and Iran for the formation of early conce...

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Main Author: Fisher, Greg
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2011, 2011
Series:Oxford classical monographs / Oxford classical monographs
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:An examination of the complex inter-relationships between the Roman and Sasanid Empires, and some of their Arab allies and neighbours, during the last century before the emergence of Islam. Greg Fisher stresses the importance of a Near East dominated by Rome and Iran for the formation of early concepts of Arab identity
Physical Description:1 online resource
ISBN:9780191724992