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In the Shadow of the Sword

The Battle for Global Empire and the End of the Ancient World

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In the Shadow of the Sword

Von: Tom Holland
Gesprochen von: Jonathan Keeble
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In the 6th century AD, the Near East was divided between two venerable empires: the Persian and the Roman. A hundred years on and one had vanished forever, while the other seemed almost finished. Ruling in their place were the Arabs: an upheaval so profound that it spelt, in effect, the end of the ancient world. In The Shadow of the Sword, Tom Holland explores how this came about. Spanning from Constantinople to the Arabian desert, and starring some of the most remarkable rulers who ever lived, he tells a story vivid with drama, horror, and startling achievement.

©2012 Tom Holland (P)2012 Hachette Digital Antike

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Holland's new book traces the process by which the world of the first millennium came to be dominated by one God, three religions and an innumerable succession of emperors (Dan Jones)
It is difficult not to be bedazzled by a cast that includes ulcerated Christian holy men, Zoroastrian priests obsessed with dental hygiene, demonic emperors, barbarians with self-inflicted cranial deformities and Arab ambassadors stinking of camel (Richard Miles)
Holland is a restless wanderer across the ancient world, both geographically and intellectually... A dazzling range of characters... Holland is a skilful and energetic narrator, and while he guides us along the more intricate twists and turns of the period, he also keeps our eyes on the bigger story (Anthony Sattin)
Holland leaves almost no aspect of the traditional story of Islam intact as he charts its rise to global power from the ashes of the Roman and Persian empires (Bryan Appleyard)
A work of history, trying to tell the truth, as modern historians understand that fraught concept... A gripping, colourful book (Charles Moore)
A handsome volume, tackling an important question from a novel perspective, backed by useful notes and written in an accessible and fluid style (Michael Scott)
A brave and valuable attempt to train the lens of popular history upon an exceptionally contentious field of study... elegant and entertaining... In the Shadow of the Sword stands as a useful, and sometimes provocative, starting point for anyone interested in approaching the birth of Islam from a historical, rather than devotional, perspective (Thomas Ashbridge)
Elegantly written and refreshingly free from specialist jargon... marshalling its resources with dexterity, it is a veritable tour de force (Malise Ruthven)
Those unwilling to struggle through academic texts have long needed a guide to the story of Islam as it's understood by those with the fullest access to the latest linguistic and archaeological evidence. Now at last in Tom Holland's In the Shadow of the Sword, they finally have it (David Frum)
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In Mr. Holland's typical poetic insight, the ending of "In the Shadow of the Sword" reveals that the pen is indeed mightier than the sword. This after a flowing and ever poetically insightful voyage along the river of the history Islam, first back to its wellsprings among the various faiths and politics of the New Rome and Persia, then back along its course through conquest and evolution into that which we know today. A most enriching journey - I heartily invite you to embark.

Another masterpiece from the pen of Tom Holland

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Fantastic, good performance. Illuminates what is often thought of as dark period of history. Antiquity continued in the East seemingly uninterrupted for quite a while. Rated 4/5 because the title misses chapter names (book segments) and organization. Unlike other audio book by Tom Holland, Persian Fire, this one is sadly fragmented in 41 nameless chapters, even though the narrator mentions them at their beginning.

Missing chapter names

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