Includes bibliographical references (p. 328-345) and index.
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Armenia and Africa: the formative years -- Internal and external crises in the first decade of the reign -- Taking the offensive -- Peril and hope -- The invasion of Mesopotamia -- Five crucial years: a narrow window of opportunity -- Tested again -- Losing control -- Conclusions: Heraclius' crises.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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"This book evaluates the life and empire of the pivotal yet controversial and poorly understood Byzantine emperor Heraclius (AD 610-641), a contemporary of the Prophet Muhammad. Heraclius' reign is critical for understanding the background to fundamental changes in the Balkans and the Middle East, including the emergence of Islam, at the end of Antiquity."--Jacket.