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Het vierde beest

God, de strijd om de wereldmacht en het einde van de oudheid - druk 1

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The acclaimed author of <i>Rubicon</i> and other superb works of popular history now produces a thrillingly panoramic (and incredibly timely) account of the rise of Islam. No less significant than the collapse of the Roman Republic or the Persian invasion of Greece, the evolution of the Arab empire is one of the supreme narratives of ancient history, a story dazzlingly rich in drama, character, and achievement. Just like the Romans, the Arabs came from nowhere to carve out a stupefyingly vast dominion—except that they achieved their conquests not over the course of centuries as the Romans did but in a matter of decades. Just like the Greeks during the Persian wars, they overcame seemingly insuperable odds to emerge triumphant against the greatest empire of the day—not by standing on the defensive, however, but by hurling themselves against all who lay in their path.

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Het vierde beest, Tom Holland, Boukje Verheij

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Jaar van publicatie
2011
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(Hardcover),
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Titel
Het vierde beest
Ondertitel
God, de strijd om de wereldmacht en het einde van de oudheid - druk 1
Taal
Nederlands
Jaar van publicatie
2011
Formaat
Hardcover
Aantal pagina's
432
ISBN10
9025369081
ISBN13
9789025369088
Reeks
Aantekening
The acclaimed author of <i>Rubicon</i> and other superb works of popular history now produces a thrillingly panoramic (and incredibly timely) account of the rise of Islam. No less significant than the collapse of the Roman Republic or the Persian invasion of Greece, the evolution of the Arab empire is one of the supreme narratives of ancient history, a story dazzlingly rich in drama, character, and achievement. Just like the Romans, the Arabs came from nowhere to carve out a stupefyingly vast dominion—except that they achieved their conquests not over the course of centuries as the Romans did but in a matter of decades. Just like the Greeks during the Persian wars, they overcame seemingly insuperable odds to emerge triumphant against the greatest empire of the day—not by standing on the defensive, however, but by hurling themselves against all who lay in their path.