Between empires : Arabs, Romans, and Sasanians in late antiquity / Greg Fisher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fisher, Greg, 1976-

Series:

Oxford classical monographs.

Oxford classical monographs

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sasanian dynasty, 224-651.

Sasanian dynasty.

Iran--Relations--Rome.

Iran.

Rome--Relations--Iran.

Rome.

Iran--History--To 640.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An examination of the complex inter-relationships between the Roman and Sasanid Empires, and some of their Arab allies and neighbours, during the last century before the emergence of Islam. Greg Fisher stresses the importance of a Near East dominated by Rome and Iran for the formation of early concepts of Arab identity.

Contents:

""5. Between Empires: The Jafnids, the Nasrids, and Late Antiquity""""Introduction""; ""Rome and the Jafnids after 582""; ""The Nasrids at the end of the sixth century""; ""The economy and the Justinianic plague""; ""Conclusion""; ""6. The Jafnids and History in East and West""; ""Introduction""; ""The Jafnids and history in east and west""; ""Late Antiquity and after""; ""Conclusion""; ""Bibliography""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Primary Sources""; ""Secondary Literature""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""

""Q""""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""Y""; ""Z""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 11, 2011).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-967931-2

0-19-172499-8

1-283-26544-3

9786613265449

0-19-161894-2

OCLC:

729550714