In the Shadow of the Sword: the Battle for Global Empire and the End of the Ancient World

Language:Chinese.Paperback. Pub Date: 2011-10-1 Pages: 526 Publisher: Little Brown UK In the 6th century AD. the Near East was divided between twovenerable empires:. The Persian and the Roman A hundred years on. and one had vanished forever. while the other seemed almostfinished Ruling in their place were the Arabs:. an upheaval soprofound that it spelt. in effect. the end of the ancient world InThe Shadow of the Sword. Tom Holland explores how this came about.Spanning Constantinople to the Arabian. desert. and starring some ofthe most remarkable rulers who ever lived. he tells a story vividwith drama. horror and startling achievement.