In the Shadow of the Sword
In the Shadow of the Sword In the 6th century AD, the Near East was divided between two venerable empires: the Persian and the Roman. Ruling in their place were the Arabs: an upheaval so profound…
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In the Shadow of the Sword
In the 6th century AD, the Near East was divided between two venerable empires: the Persian and the Roman. Ruling in their place were the Arabs: an upheaval so profound that it spelt, in effect, the end of the ancient world. A hundred years on, and one had vanished forever, while the other seemed almost finished.
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. In The Shadow of the Sword, Tom Holland explores how this came about.
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