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Heraclius, Emperor of Byzantium

Walter E. Kaegi
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      This book evaluates the life and empire of the pivotal yet controversial and poorly understood Byzantine emperor Heraclius (AD 610–641), a contemporary of the Prophet Muhammad. Heraclius' reign is critical for understanding the background to fundamental changes in the Balkans and the Middle East, including the emergence of Islam, at the end of antiquity. Heraclius captured and lost important swathes of territory, including Jerusalem and Syria and Egypt. Skills in exploiting divisions within the ranks of his opponents, and encouraging the switching of sides and the breakdown of morale, provided Heraclius with his greatest triumphs, yet they proved to be of little value when he finally confronted the early Islamic conquests. The author synthesizes diverse primary sources, including those in Greek and Arabic, in the light of more recent historical scholarship. The varied Mediterranean and Middle Eastern context stretches from North Africa to Syria, Armenia and what is modern Iraq.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Walter E. Kaegi EAN: 9780521814591 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 720 g HEIGHT: 229 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Cambridge University Press DATE PUBLISHED: 2003-03-27 CITY: GENRE: HISTORY / Europe / General WIDTH: 152 cm SPINE:

      Book Themes:

      Byzantine Empire, c 500 to c 1000 CE, Biography: historical, political and military, Ancient history, European history

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      Walter E. Kaegi is Professor of History, The University of Chicago. He is the author of many books, including Byzantium and the Decline of Rome (1968), Byzantine Military Unrest 471–843 (1981), Army, Society and Religion in Byzantium (1982), Some Thoughts on Byzantine Military Strategy (1983), and Byzantium and the Early Islamic Conquests (1992, paperback 1995).
      This book evaluates the life and empire of the pivotal yet controversial and poorly understood Byzantine emperor Heraclius (AD 610–641), a contemporary of the Prophet Muhammad. Heraclius' reign is critical for understanding the background to fundamental changes in the Balkans and the Middle East, including the emergence of Islam, at the end of antiquity. Heraclius captured and lost important swathes of territory, including Jerusalem and Syria and Egypt. Skills in exploiting divisions within the ranks of his opponents, and encouraging the switching of sides and the breakdown of morale, provided Heraclius with his greatest triumphs, yet they proved to be of little value when he finally confronted the early Islamic conquests. The author synthesizes diverse primary sources, including those in Greek and Arabic, in the light of more recent historical scholarship. The varied Mediterranean and Middle Eastern context stretches from North Africa to Syria, Armenia and what is modern Iraq.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Walter E. Kaegi EAN: 9780521814591 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 720 g HEIGHT: 229 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Cambridge University Press DATE PUBLISHED: 2003-03-27 CITY: GENRE: HISTORY / Europe / General WIDTH: 152 cm SPINE:

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      Byzantine Empire, c 500 to c 1000 CE, Biography: historical, political and military, Ancient history, European history

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      Walter E. Kaegi is Professor of History, The University of Chicago. He is the author of many books, including Byzantium and the Decline of Rome (1968), Byzantine Military Unrest 471–843 (1981), Army, Society and Religion in Byzantium (1982), Some Thoughts on Byzantine Military Strategy (1983), and Byzantium and the Early Islamic Conquests (1992, paperback 1995).

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