In the Shadow of the Sword
The Birth of Islam and the Rise of the Global Arab Empire
The acclaimed author of Rubicon and other superb works of popular history now produces a thrillingly panoramic (and incredibly timely) account of the rise of Islam. No less significant than the collapse of the Roman Republic or the Persian invasion of Greece, the evolution of the Arab empire is one of the supreme narratives of ancient history, a story dazzlingly rich in drama, character, and achievement. Just like the Romans, the Arabs came from nowhere to carve out a stupefyingly vast dominion-except that they achieved their conquests not over the course of centuries as the Romans did but in a matter of decades. Just like the Greeks durin…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-385-53136-8
- EAN: 9780385531368
- Produktnummer: 15727050
- Verlag: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
- Seitenangabe: 448 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 26'190 KB
Über den Autor
Tom Holland is a historian of the ancient world and a translator. His books include Rubicon: The Triumph and Tragedy of the Roman Republic, Persian Fire, In the Shadow of the Sword and The Forge of Christendom. He has adapted Homer, Herodotus, Thucydides and Virgil for the BBC. In 2007, he was the winner of the Classical Association prize, awarded to the individual who has done most to promote the study of the language, literature and civilization of Ancient Greece and Rome. He lives in London with his family. Visit the author's website at www.tom-holland.org.
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