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The Red Sea from Byzantium to the Caliphate : AD 500-1000.

This book examines the historic process traditionally referred to as the fall of Rome and rise of Islam from the perspective of the Red Sea, a strategic waterway linking the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean and a distinct region incorporating Africa with Arabia. The transition from Byzantium to the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Power, Timothy
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : I.B. Tauris, 2012.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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