The Pre-Islamic Middle East. I.Introduction Unity and Division Pre-Islamic Arabia.
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The Pre-Islamic Middle East
I. Introduction
Unity and Division Pre-Islamic Arabia
II. The Greek Middle East
A. Alexander the Great (r. 336-323 B.C.E.)
B. The Hellenistic Kingdoms
III. The Roman and Persian Middle East
A. The Persian Empire1. Parthian Dynasty (247 B.C.E.-224 C.E.)
2. Sassanid Dynasty (224 C.E.-651 C.E.)
III. The Roman and Persian Middle East
B. The Roman Middle East1. The Roman Conquest
2. Pax Romana
III. The Roman and Persian Middle East
3. Roman Administrationa. The Jewish Revolt
b. The Diaspora
D. The Long Peace (384 C.E.)1. Jahiliyya (The Age of Ignorance)
IV. The Byzantine Empire
A. Division of the Roman Empire1. Constantinople (330)
2. Fall of the West (476)
IV. The Byzantine Empire
B. Justinian and the Revival of the Eastern Empire (r. 527-565)
1. The Reconquest of the West
2. Results
IV. The Byzantine Empire
C. War with Persia (602-627)1. Heraclius (r. 610-641)
V. Pre-Islamic Arabia
A. Bedouins
B. Religion
C. Trade and Mecca
Fall of the Roman Empire
The Byzantine Empire
Hagia Sophia
Justinian
VII. Conclusion
• Trouble in Paradise