We finish our 7th century tour by answering more of your questions. We cover nose slitting, coins, education, fashion, when did Late Antiquity end and did the Romans miss the Persians?
Period: 602-695
Download: Questions II
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An interview with David Gyllenhaal, a PHD Student at Oxford University discussing his thesis on how the 7th century changed Byzantine self conception.
Eusebius of Caesarea (from Wikipedia)
Period: 602-695
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St. Anastasius in his Monastery. Rembrandt, 1631 (from Wikipedia)
John of Damascus, from an icon (from Wikipedia)
What did the Romans think was responsible for their defeats? We look at the Christian thought-world of the 7th century and the reactions from Byzantium and those left behind in the Caliphate.
Period: 602-695
Download: God’s Punishment
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We look at the changes the Roman army and government went through in the 7th century and consider why the Romans survived.
As ever the survival of the Roman Empire owes a lot to its capital (from Wikipedia)
Period: 602-695
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We look West at Spain, Gaul and Italy to see what has changed since 600AD. Then we head into the Balkans to peer into the darkness and try to understand who lived there.
Europe and the Near East in 700AD (from worldhistorymaps.info)
Topographical map of the Balkans (from wikipedia)
Period: 602-695
Download: Looking West
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Now that the Arabs have conquered Syria and Mesopotamia how did they organise themselves? And how did this contribute to their continuing military victories?
Coin of Yazdegerd III during the last years of his reign (from Wikipedia)
Period: 602-695
Download: Why did the Arabs win? Part 4: The Conquest Society
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A coin from Palestine 647-58 (from “Did Muhammad Exist?” by Robert Spencer)
A coin from Syria 686-87 (from “Did Muhammad Exist?” by Robert Spencer)
A coin from Palestine in the reign of Muawiyah (from “Did Muhammad Exist?” by Robert Spencer)
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We explore more issues surrounding why the Arabs won. We look into their society. We explore the great battles themselves and the armies who fought in them.
Arabia and the Fertile Crescent in 600 AD from Wikipedia
Period: 602-695
Download: Why did the Arabs win? Part 3: They Wanted it More
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Tom Holland author of the book “In the Shadow of the Sword”
An interview with Tom Holland, author of the book “In the Shadow of the Sword.” The book traces the origins of Islam by looking at the Jewish, Roman and Persian worlds of late antiquity. In the interview he gives his views on how this process worked and then I ask him why did the Arabs win?
Period: 602-695
Download: Why did the Arabs win? Part 2: In the Shadow of the Sword
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