The last great war of antiquity / James Howard-Johnston.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Howard-Johnston, James, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Byzantine Empire--History, Military--527-1081.

Byzantine Empire.

History, Military.

Byzantine Empire--History--Heraclius, 610-641.

History.

Genre:

History.

Military history.

Physical Description:

xix, 446 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2021.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Khusro's War of Revenge

1.1. Phocas' Seizure of Power

1.2. Persian Preparations for War

1.3. Opening Campaigns

1.4. Second Persian Offensive

2. The Heraclian Revolution

2.1. Rebellion in the West, Disaffection in the East

2.2. BatUe for Egypt

2.3. Fall of Phocas

3. Persian Breakthrough

3.1. Theodore of Syceon and the War

3.2. Persian Advance into Syria and Asia Minor, 610-13

3.3. The Jerusalem Episode, 614

3.4. Aftermath

4. Khusro's Fateful Decision

4.1. The Senate's Letter

4.2. Iran and Turan

4.3. Further Persian Advances

5. The Middle East in the 620s

5.1. The Roman Empire

5.2. The Middle East under Persian Occupation

5.3. The Sasanian Empire

6. Opening of the Battle for Survival

6.1. Heraclius Takes Command in Asia Minor in 622

6.2. Crisis in the Balkans

6.3. The Avar Surprise

7. Heraclius' First Counteroffensive

7.1. Heraclius' Opening Moves

7.2. Invasion of Persian Territory

7.3. The Persian Hunt for Heraclius

8. Climax of the War

8.1. Pursuit of Heraclius

8.2. Information, Confusion, and Disinformation in the Chronicle of Theophanes

8.3. Siege of Constantinople

8.4. Persian Reverses

9. Heraclius' Second Counteroffensive

9.1. Turkish-Roman Alliance

9.2. Invasion of Mesopotamia

9.3. March on Ctesiphon

9.4. Fall of Khusro

10. The Difficult Road to Peace

10.1. First Round of Negotiations

10.2. Celebration of Victory at Constantinople

10.3. Second Round of Negotiations

10.4. Celebration of Victory at Jerusalem

10.5. The Final Settlement

11. Conclusion

11.1. Explanations

11.2. Consequences.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

019883019X

9780198830191

OCLC:

1235415639

Publisher Number:

99988448767