A new world order - the Arab invasions of the 7th century
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English - June 04, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 54.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsEducation News history politics education arts film economics conversation long form liberal controversy Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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James Howard - Johnston returns to talk about the astonishing upending of the world order that happened just a few years after the death of Muhammad. The Persian empire destroyed and the Roman Empire reduced to a Byzantine rump. It is a long episode and slightly scholarly but I honestly don't think you can understand the world we live in today without some understanding of these extraordinary times. So have at it!