03667nam 22006375 450 991029979770332120200630135542.03-319-69796-X10.1007/978-3-319-69796-3(CKB)4100000001382267(DE-He213)978-3-319-69796-3(MiAaPQ)EBC5191627(PPN)260913014(EXLCZ)99410000000138226720171212d2018 u| 0engurnn|008mamaatxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe Two Falls of Rome in Late Antiquity The Arabian Conquests in Comparative Perspective /by James Moreton Wakeley1st ed. 2018.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Palgrave Pivot,2018.1 online resource (VII, 109 p.) Palgrave pivotIncludes index.3-319-69795-1 Chapter 1 – A Sibling Rivalry -- Chapter Two – The Two Falls of Rome in Late Antiquity -- Chapter Three – The problem of the Islamic Sources --  Chapter Four – History for Purposes other than History -- Chapter Five – Making ‘Muslims’ on the March -- Chapter Six – From Clients to Conquerors -- Chapter Seven – Conclusion.  .This book offers a radical perspective on what are conventionally called the Islamic Conquests of the seventh century.  Placing these earthshattering events firmly in the context of Late Antiquity, it argues that many of the men remembered as the fanatical agents of Muḥammad probably did not know who the prophet was and had, in fact, previously fought for Rome or Persia.  The book applies to the study of the collapse of the Roman Near East techniques taken from the historiography of the fall of the Roman West.  Through a comparative analysis of medieval Arabic and European sources combined with insights from frontier studies, it argues that the two falls of Rome involved processes far more similar than traditionally thought.  It presents a fresh approach to the century that witnessed the end of the ancient world, appealing to students of Roman and medieval history, Islamic Studies, and advanced scholars alike.     .Palgrave pivot.Europe—History—To 476Middle East—HistoryPhilologyMilitary historyHistoriographyHistory of Ancient Europehttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/717010History of the Middle Easthttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/715060Classical Studieshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/728000History of Militaryhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/721000Historiography and Methodhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/711000Europe—History—To 476.Middle East—History.Philology.Military history.Historiography.History of Ancient Europe.History of the Middle East.Classical Studies.History of Military.Historiography and Method.936Wakeley James Moretonauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut1058728BOOK9910299797703321The Two Falls of Rome in Late Antiquity2502064UNINA