EMPIRES OF FAITH

'Empires of Faith' charts the emergence of the post-Roman kingdoms in the West and the Emperor Justinian's attempts to revive imperi al fortunes, restore Roman territory, and face down Constantinople's great superpower rival, the Sasanian Empire of Persia. It exami nes the ways for the development of new concepts of 'holy war', the emergence of Islam, and the Arab conquests of the Near East. Rel igious and cultural change are seen against the backdrop of social, economic, and military upheavals, and the formation of early med ieval Eu...[Read more]