The early 7th century witnessed the dramatic emergence of a new power from the Arabian Peninsula, fundamentally reshaping the geopolitical landscape of the Near East. For centuries, the Byzantine Empire and the Sasanian Persian Empire had been locked in a seemingly...
By the early 7th century, the Byzantine Empire teetered on the brink of collapse. Decades of relentless warfare with the Sasanian Persian Empire had drained its coffers, decimated its armies, and seen vast territories – including Syria, Palestine, Egypt, and Anatolia...
In the tumultuous early 7th century, the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire found itself facing existential threats on multiple fronts, with the resurgent Sasanian Persian Empire driving deep into its territories. Among the most alarming developments was the Siege of...
In the early 7th century, the Eastern Roman Empire, commonly known as Byzantium, faced its gravest existential threat from the mighty Sasanian Persian Empire. By 621 AD, Persian armies had ravaged much of the Byzantine East, capturing Jerusalem and even reaching the...
