Heraclius, emperor of Byzantium

Author:Walter Emil Kaegi

Summary: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.

Print Book, English, 2003

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Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2003

Physical Description:XII, 359 p. il., mapas 24 cm

ISBN:

9780521814591, 0521814596

OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:433061524

Subjects:

Bizancio Historia 610-641, Heraclio

Heraclio I, Emperador de Oriente

Heraclio, Emperador de Oriente, ca. 575-641

Imperio bizantino Historia 610-641 (Heraclio I)

Contents:

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.