HIST 218 Lecture 6: lecture 6 (week 3)
23 Nov 2017
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The rise of islam and its impact on byzantium. Byzantium in the 8th and 9th centuries. Established the heraklin dynasty that lasted for 85 years. He was succeeded by 2 rival sons- (cid:271)ut they did(cid:374)(cid:859)t last lo(cid:374)g so he pur his gra(cid:374)dso(cid:374) After constantine 4th , justinian ll comes to power ad rules till 695, then succeeded by 2 men and brought back on the throne in 705. Some stability with heraklias and then has much instability the byzantine dark ages was the 7th century. Period of major transformation in the byzantine world. Persians take antioch in 613, jerusalem in 615, occupy byzantine syria and egypt; push across anatolia; besiege cp with avars in 626. Heraklios is o(cid:374)e of byza(cid:374)tiu(cid:373)(cid:859)s great ge(cid:374)erals- he fought a remarkable campaign against the persians. Seen as the final triumph over persians. In the west the balkans, greece; pushed by avars then emerged onto the scene was the.
