2003, ISBN: 9780521814591

Gebundene Ausgabe

[ED: Hardcover/gebunden], [PU: Cambridge University Press], Gebundene Ausgabe mit Schutzumschlag: 372 Seiten - Verlag: Cambridge University Press; Auflage: New (2003) - Sprache: Englisch … Mehr…

[ED: Hardcover/gebunden], [PU: Cambridge University Press], Gebundene Ausgabe mit Schutzumschlag: 372 Seiten - Verlag: Cambridge University Press; Auflage: New (2003) - Sprache: Englisch - Größe und/oder Gewicht: 22,8 x 15,2 x 2,5 cm Table Of Content List of maps; List of figures; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Armenia and Africa: the formative years; 2. Internal and external challenges in the first decade of the reign; 3. Taking the offensive; 4. Peril and hope; 5. The invasion of Mesopotamia; 6. Five crucial years: a narrow window of opportunity; 7. Tested again; 8. Losing control; 9. Conclusions; Chronological table; Bibliography; Index. 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. Walter Emil Kaegi is a historian and scholar of Byzantine History, professor of history at the University of Chicago, and a Voting Member of The Oriental Institute. He received his B.A. from Haverford College in 1959 and his PhD from Harvard University in 1965. He is known for his researches on the period from the fourth through eleventh centuries with a special interest in the advance of Islam, interactions with religion and thought, and military subjects. Kaegi is also distinguished for analyzing the Late Roman period in European and Mediterranean context, and has written extensively on Roman, Vandal, Byzantine and Muslim occupation of North Africa. He is known also as the co-founder of the Byzantine Studies Conference and the editor of the journal Byzantinische Forschungen. 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). Pressestimmen 'Kaegi offers a comprehensive and lucid analysis of Roman and Persian relationships in the early seventh century … Kaegi's study usefully fills out an all too common gap in modern perceptions of early medieval history.' The Times Literary Supplement 'Kaegi is a master of his sources and this biography will provide the starting point for future serious study of the emperor.' History Today 'Kaegi brings his broad knowledge of Eastern sources to this biography, the first in English.' Judith Herrin, BBC History '… a compelling assessment of an extraordinary reign.' Journal of Ecclesiastical History Über das Produkt 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. His stormy reign is critical for understanding the background to fundamental changes in the Middle East and Balkans, including the emergence of Islam A truly great rendering of the rule of Emperor Heraclius Emperor Heraclius entered the fray during a time very similar to when Emperor Constantine The Great did: the Empire was teetering on the brink of destruction from internal strife as well as external forces. Heraclius was a fascinating man who asserted himself during a fascinating, once-a-millenium epoch: the 7th Century AD/CE. It was a time when usurpers to the throne in Constantinople were killing their predecessors to obtain (for a short, bloody time) what they were wholy undeserving of. Heraclius emerged as the next in this line of usurpers, when he toppled the rule of the unpopular Emperor Phocas. From that point on, Heraclius -- during a time of unbridled pessimism -- did the impossible: he invaded the encroaching Persian Empire while the Persians themselves laid siege to Constantinople. Eventually, he pushed the Persians not only out of North Africa, but out of modern-day Syria, Palestine and most of Jordan, as well. He saw the final breaking of the Persian Empire, which decades before, was seen as an impossible dream. However, for anyone who studies the history of the Romans, you also know the 7th Century to be the rise of Islam. This was an unbelievably-informative history of those complicated times. The reign of Heraclius is not a well-documented one, as many extant sources have been lost. However, this book does a great job of attempting to fill-in some of the lost information, while effectively educating the reader as to the documented events. I have read several histories of the Romans of the 7th Century, and this was by far, the most, DE, [SC: 2.90], wie neu, privates Angebot, 372, [GW: 650g], Banküberweisung, Selbstabholung und Barzahlung, Internationaler Versand, [CT: Geschichte/Politik / Renaissance]<

2003, ISBN: 9780521814591

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[PU: Cambridge University Press], 372 Seiten Gebundene Ausgabe, Größe: 15.2 x 2.5 x 22.9 cm Gepflegter, sauberer Zustand. 3695845/2 Altersfreigabe FSK ab 0 Jahre, DE, [SC: 0.00], gebraucht; sehr gut, gewerbliches Angebot, Illustrated, Banküberweisung, Kreditkarte, PayPal, Internationaler Versand<