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In the Shadow of the Sword: Global Empire and the Rise of a New Religion

hardcover – January 1, 2012
by Holland, Tom
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ISBN-13: 9781408700075 ISBN-10: 1408700077
Publisher
LITTLE, BROWN
Binding
hardcover
Published
January 1, 2012
Weight
2.0 lbs
Dimensions
23.80×4.40×16.00 cm

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In the Shadow of the Sword: Global Empire and the Rise of a New Religion by Holland, Tom. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781408700075.

In the 6th century AD, the Near East was divided between two venerable empires: the Persian and the Roman. A hundred years on, and one had vanished forever, while the other seemed almost finished. Ruling in their place were the Arabs: an upheaval so profound that it spelt, in effect, the end of the ancient world. In The Shadow of the Sword, Tom Holland explores how this came about. Spanning Constantinople to the Arabian desert, and starring some of the most remarkable rulers who ever lived, he tells a story vivid with drama, horror and startling achievement.