Byzantium and the Arabs in the Fourth Century
Author | : Irfan Shahîd |
Publisher | : Dumbarton Oaks |
Total Pages | : 662 |
Release | : 1984 |
ISBN-10 | : 0884021165 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780884021162 |
Rating | : 4/5 (162 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Byzantium and the Arabs in the Fourth Century by : Irfan Shahîd
Download or read book Byzantium and the Arabs in the Fourth Century written by Irfan Shahîd and published by Dumbarton Oaks. This book was released on 1984 with total page 662 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book elucidates the birth of the new relationship between the Roman Empire and the Arabs and the rise of its institutional forms. Shahîd discusses the participation of the Arab foederati in Byzantium's wars with her neighbors--the Persians and the Goths--during which those Arab allies contributed to the welfare of the imperium and the ecclesia.