Byzantium and the Arabs in the Sixth Century

Irfan Shahîd

Dumbarton Oaks, 1995 - History - 1032 pages

Contents

• I: 3
• The Persian War 502506: 12
• The Subscriptions of the Archimandrites of Arabia 824: 17
• Byzantium and Kinda: 19
• Kitdb alTijan: 25
• II: 32
• Outside the Limes 726: 38
• The Conference of Ramla: 40
• The Second Phase 569578: 43
• Jabala the Ghassanid Federate King: 48
• XI: 50
• Latin Limes Syriac Limitpn: 55
• The Pella Inscription: 56
• III: 58
• The Reign of Justinian Introduction: 61
• The Return of the Ghassanids: 62
• The Expedition against Mundir Winter 528: 70
• Thannuris the Battle of the Ditch Summer 528: 76
• Mundirs Invasion of Syria Prima March 529: 79
• The Samaritan Revolt of 529: 82
• The Basileia of Arethas 529: 95
• Arethas and Ephraim 746: 102
• Ghassanid and Byzantine: 109
• The Usays Inscription: 117
• Abu Karib: 124
• The Battle of Daras 530: 131
• XVIII: 132
• The Battle of Callinicum 531: 134
• The Embassy of Julian: 144
• The Peninsula 968: 146
• Byzantium and Kinda: 148
• Byzantium and Maadd the Maddenoi: 160
• Saracen Pockets in the Three Palestines: 166
• Malalas on the Federate Arabs: 168
• Justinian in Oriens: 171
• The Two Dukes: 172
• Zacharia of Mytilene on Timostratus and Jabala: 174
• Maadd: 175
• B Rubin on the Battle of Callinicum: 177
• The Vandal War 533534: 180
• Choricius of Gaza: 182
• The Saracen Invasion of Euphratensis 536: 194
• Novel 102 on Arabia: 196
• Edict 4 on Phoenicia Libanensis: 198
• Novel 103 on Palestine: 200
• ByzantineGhassanid Relations in 536: 206
• The Strata Dispute: 209
• The Campaigns of the War and the Prodosia Theme: 219
• The Assyrian Campaign of 541: 226
• The Image 984: 233
• An Arabic Ekphrasis of the Battle of Antioch: 235
• The Vita Euthymii: 251
• The Third Phase 553565: 255
• Concluding Remarks: 261
• Arethas in Constantinople 563: 282
• The Byzantine Titles of Arethas: 288
• Procopius and the Arabs: 297
• Introduction 777: 298
• Introduction: 307
• The House of Ayyub: 315
• The Expedition against Khaybar 567?: 322
• Menander and the Arabs: 331
• Conclusion 994: 335
• The Death of Arethas 569: 337
• The Souring of GhassanidByzantine Relations: 346
• The Withdrawal of the Ghassanids 572575: 356
• The Persian Conquest of South Arabia 570: 364
• The CoRulership of Tiberius 574578: 372
• The Ghassanid Return to the Byzantine Fold: 373
• The Reign of Tiberius: 377
• The First Phase 565569: 378
• Mundir in Constantinople 575: 384
• The Ghassanid Capture of Hlra 575: 389
• On the Name of Justins Daughter Arabia: 390
• The Reign of Tiberius I Sophia and Maurice: 394
• Introduction 793: 395
• The Persian Front 578580: 396
• Constantinople in 580: 398
• The Antecedents: 406
• The Course of the Campaign: 413
• Some Problems of the Campaign: 416
• Mundirs Last Victory over the Lakhmids 581: 420
• An Evaluation: 425
• Prodosia: 439
• The Fall of Mundir: 455
• Numan: 464
• The Byzantine Response to the Ghassanid Revolt: 471
• Adl ibnZayd: 478
• The Ghassanid Matrimony: 482
• Greek Federate Epigraphy: 489
• The Patriciate of Mundir: 512
• The Two Federate Crowns: 518
• Noldeke on the Titles and Ranks of Mundir: 521
• Flavius Seos Epitropos: 522
• J G Wetzstein and R Briinnow on alBurj: 524
• R Mouterde on Numan: 526
• The oxQaxTaoia of Numan: 528
• The Reign of Maurice I Maurice and Numan: 529
• The Trial of the Two Ghassanids: 535
• Mundir in Sicily: 538
• The Arab Foederati during the Reign of Maurice: 549
• Introduction 922: 550
• The Restoration of the Ghassanids: 562
• The Strategikon: 568
• XV: 570
• An Evaluation: 583
• Evagrius and Theophylact: 592
• July A d 600: 602
• The Reign of Phocas: 608
• Maurice the Arabs and Arabissos: 610
• VII: 618
• The Ghassanids and Phocas: 626
• Ibn Hamdls on Sicily: 632
• The Second Decade: 641
• Saracen Pockets in Palaestina Prima: 651
• Addenda et Corrigenda 996: 655
• The Saracens in the Acta of St Anastasius: 658
• Maps: 682
• Index: 689
• Outside the Limes: 702

About the author

Shahid is Sultanate of Oman Professor of Arabic and Islamic Literature at Georgetown University.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Byzantium and the Arabs in the Sixth Century; Byzantium and the Arabs in the Sixth Century, Irfan Shahîd; Dumbarton Oaks Other Titles in Byzantine Studies
• Author: Irfan Shahîd
• Publisher: Dumbarton Oaks, 1995
• ISBN: 0884022145, 9780884022145
• Length: 1032 pages
• Subjects: History / Europe / Medieval