Essays in North Africa under Byzantium and Early Islam include the legacy of Vandal rule in Africa, art and architectural history, archaeology, economics, theol

This book investigates the failure of the Byzantine Empire to develop successful resistance to the Muslim conquest of North Africa.

This is a study of how and why the Byzantine Empire lost many of its most valuable provinces to Islamic (Arab) conquerors in the seventh century, provinces whic

This magnificent volume explores the epochal transformations and unexpected continuities in the Byzantine Empire from the 7th to the 9th century. At the beginni

An innovative study which explores how the presence of Muslim communities transformed Europe and stimulated Christian society to define itself.