When the Greeks and Romans mentioned the tribes that ranged west of the Euphrates, they called them Saracens. After this name had been used in an indefinite manner for all the unknown tribes of the desert, it was given to the followers of Mohamed; and it is used in that sense in this book, thus comprising many different nations. The present volume is mainly devoted to the period before the Crusades, and was originally published in 1886.
When the Greeks and Romans mentioned the tribes that ranged west of the Euphrates, they called them Saracens. After this name had been used in an inde...
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The classical scholar J. P. Mahaffy (1839-1919) is known equally for his work on Greek texts and Egyptian papyri (his edition of The Flinders Petrie Papyri is reissued in the Cambridge Library Collection). He graduated from Trinity College, Dublin, and spent the rest of his working life there, ultimately as provost from 1914 until his death. In this illustrated 1887 work, Mahaffy describes Alexander's extraordinary conquest of territories in Europe, Africa and Asia, the collapse of his empire after his death, and the later subjugation of the successor kingdoms to the power of Rome. With his...
The classical scholar J. P. Mahaffy (1839-1919) is known equally for his work on Greek texts and Egyptian papyri (his edition of The Flinders Petrie P...
The Saracens was a term used by the medieval Europeans in reference to the Muslims, and Gilman's The Story of the Saracens is a comprehensive history of the Islamic empires and dynasties of the Middle Ages after Islam spread from the Arabian Peninsula across the Middle East, Africa, and into Spain.
The Saracens was a term used by the medieval Europeans in reference to the Muslims, and Gilman's The Story of the Saracens is a comprehensive history ...
