Empires of Faith: The Fall of Rome to the Rise of Islam, 500-700

by Peter Sarris

Book Overview

Drawing upon the latest historical and archaeological research, Dr Peter Sarris provides a panoramic account of the history of Europe, the Mediterranean, and the Near East from the fall of Rome to the rise of Islam. The formation of a new social and economic order in western Europe in the fifth, sixth, and seventh centuries, and the ascendancy across the West of a new culture of military lordship, are placed firmly in the context of on-going connections...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019967535X
• ISBN13: 9780199675357
• Release Date: July 2013
• Publisher: Oxford University Press (UK)
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.2"