Military History of Late Rome 602-641

"A fascinating, informative, thoughtful and thought-provoking history. . . . comprehensively detailed and documented." -Midwest Book Review

This book provides a fresh analysis of the Roman Empire from the reign of Phocas (602-10) until the death of Heraclius (610-41), an era of unprecedented upheavals usually considered to have resulted in the end of antiquity. The usurpations of Phocas and Heraclius led to the collapse of the Roman defenses; the Persians conquered Syria, Lebanon, Palestine...