The Last Great War of Antiquity
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 25 May 2021
- ISBN 9780198830191
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages480 pages
- Size 241x166x33 mm
- Weight 902 g
- Language English 215
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Short description:
The last great war of antiquity was fought on an unprecedented scale along the full length of the Persian-Roman frontier. James Howard-Johnston pieces together the fragmentary evidence of this period to form, for the first time, a coherent story of the dramatic events, key players, and vast lands over which the conflict spread.
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The last and longest war of classical antiquity was fought in the early seventh century. It was ideologically charged and fought along the full length of the Persian-Roman frontier, drawing in all the available resources and great powers of the steppe world. The conflict raged on an unprecedented scale, and its end brought the classical phase of history to a close. Despite all this, it has left a conspicuous gap in the history of warfare. This book aims to finally fill that gap.
The war opened in summer 603 when Persian armies launched co-ordinated attacks across the Roman frontier. Twenty-five years later the fighting stopped after the final, forlorn counteroffensive thrusts of the Emperor Heraclius into the Persians' Mesopotamian heartland. James Howard-Johnston pieces together the scattered and fragmentary evidence of this period to form a coherent story of the dramatic events, as well as an introduction to key players-Turks, Arabs, and Avars, as well as Persians and Romans- and a tour of the vast lands over which the fighting took place. The decisions and actions of individuals-particularly Heraclius, a general of rare talent-and the various immaterial factors affecting morale take centre stage, yet due attention is also given to the underlying structures in both belligerent empires and to the Middle East under Persian occupation in the 620s. The result is a solidly founded, critical history of a conflict of immense significance in the final episode of classical history.
The Last Great War...offers a much-needed and indispensable introduction into a period that is, due to the complexity and pace of geopolitical changes, and the scattered nature of the evidence, notoriously difficult to grasp.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Khusro's War of Revenge
The Heraclian Revolution
The Persian Break-Through
Khusro's Fateful Decision
The Middle East in the 620s
Opening of the Battle for Survival
Heraclius' First Counteroffensive
Climax of the War
Heraclius' Second Counteroffensive
The Difficult Road to Peace
Conclusion
Afterword
Appendix I. Dramatis Personae
Appendix II. Scene
Appendix III. Sources
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