Books that Matter: The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Episode 18
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Books that Matter: The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Episode 18
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Books that Matter: The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
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Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2017
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30
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Step back in time to get Gibbon's account of the rise of Islam. Occupying Chapters 50 to 52, this narrative emphasizes how, in Gibbon's view, Islam arrived at a fortunate historical moment when it faced only weak opposition from surrounding powers; he also pays warm tribute to Muhammad's qualities of character
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