Byzantium and the Arabs in the Sixth Century

Irfan Shahid, Irfan Shahîd

Dumbarton Oaks, 1995 - History - 1032 pages

Contents

• The Reign of Anastasius: 3
• The Persian War 502506: 12
• Byzantium and Kinda: 19
• Mundirs Invasion of Palestine: 26
• The Reign of Justin I: 32
• ByzantineLakhmid Relations: 41
• XI: 50
• The Reign of Justinian: 61
• The Expedition against Mundir Winter 528: 70
• Thannūris the Battle of the Ditch Summer 528: 76
• The Samaritan Revolt of 529: 82
• Introduction 942: 95
• The Basileia of Arethas 529: 109
• The Usays Inscription: 117
• Abū Karib: 124
• The Battle of Daras 530: 131
• XVIII: 132
• The Embassy of Julian: 144
• The Peninsula 968: 146
• Byzantium and Maadd the Maddēnoi: 160
• Saracen Pockets in the Three Palestines: 166
• Theodore of Phārān 983: 168
• The Two Dukes: 172
• The InterWar Period 532539: 179
• VI: 184
• VII: 191
• The Saracen Invasion of Euphratensis 536: 194
• Novel 103 on Palestine: 200
• ByzantineGhassānid Relations in 536: 206
• The Image 984: 233
• The War of the Federates 546561: 236
• VIII: 239
• The Vita Euthymii: 251
• The Third Phase 553565: 255
• Concluding Remarks: 261
• Arethas in Constantinople 563: 282
• Procopius and the Arabs: 297
• IX: 298
• The Reign of Justin II: 307
• Justin Ils Daughter Apaßia: 318
• The Harrān Inscription: 325
• Menander and the Arabs: 331
• Conclusion 994: 335
• The Death of Arethas 569: 337
• The Souring of GhassānidByzantine Relations: 346
• The Withdrawal of the Ghassānids 572575: 356
• The Persian Conquest of South Arabia 570: 364
• The CoRulership of Tiberius 574578: 372
• Mundir in Constantinople 575: 384
• The Reign of Tiberius: 394
• Some Problems of the Campaign: 416
• An Evaluation: 425
• Prodosia: 439
• The Fall of Mundir: 455
• Numān: 464
• The Byzantine Response to the Ghassānid Revolt: 471
• Adī ibnZayd: 478
• XIV: 482
• Greek Federate Epigraphy: 489
• The Patriciate of Mundir: 512
• The Two Federate Crowns: 518
• J G Wetzstein and R Brünnow on alBurj: 524
• The Reign of Maurice: 529
• The Trial of the Two Ghassānids: 535
• Introduction: 550
• The Restoration of the Ghassānids: 562
• The Stratēgikon: 568
• XV: 570
• An Evaluation: 583
• Evagrius and Theophylact: 592
• July A D 600: 602
• Ι Maurice the Arabs and Arabissos: 610
• VII: 618
• Ibn Hamdīs 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

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
• Authors: Irfan Shahid, Irfan Shahîd
• Publisher: Dumbarton Oaks, 1995
• ISBN: 0884022145, 9780884022145
• Length: 1032 pages
• Subjects: History / Europe / Medieval