Scope Of Chapter
51
Fall In The
East
—
The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire
by Edward Gibbon
The Conquests of the Arabs or Saracens —
Empire
of the Caliphs, or Successors of Mahomet —
State
of the Christians, Etc., under Their Government
AD
Event
632
Union
of the Arabs;
Character
of their Caliphs
Their
Conquests—Invasion of
PERSIA
636
Battle
of Cadesia;
Foundation
of Bassora
637
Sack
of Madayn;
Foundation
of Cufa
637-651
Conquest
of Persia
651
Death
of the last King
710
The
Conquest of Transoxiana
632
Invasion of
SYRIA
, Siege of
Bosra
633
Siege
of Damascus;
Battle
of Aiznadin
The
Arabs return to Damascus
634
The
City is taken by Storm and Capitulation
Pursuit
of the Damascenes;
Fair
of Abyla
635
Sieges
of Heliopolis and Emesa
636
Battle
of Yermuk
637
Conquest
of Jerusalem
638
Conquest
of Aleppo and Antioch;
Flight
of Heraclius;
End
of the Syrian War
633-639
The
Conquerors
of Syria
639-655
Progress
of the Syrian Conquerors
EGYPT
—Character and Life of
Amrou
AD
Event
638
Invasion
of Egypt; The
Cities
of Memphis, Babylon, and Cairo
Voluntary
Submission of the Copts or Jacobites
Siege
and Conquest of Alexandria; The
Alexandrian Library
Administration
of Egypt—
Riches
and Populousness
647
AFRICA
— First invasion by
Abdallah
The
Praefect Gregory and his Daughter;
Victory
of the Arabs
665-689
Progress
of the Saracens in Africa
670-675
Foundation of
Cairoan
692-698
Conquest
of Carthage
698-709
Final
Conquest of Africa;
Adoption
of the Moors
709
SPAIN
.
First
Temptations and Designs of the Arabs
State
of the Gothic Monarchy
710
The
first Descent
of the Arabs, Their
second Descent
and Victory
Ruin
of the Gothic Monarchy
712, 713
Conquest
of Spain by Musa
714
Disgrace
of Musa;
Prosperity
of Spain under the Arabs;
Religious
Toleration,
Propagation
of Mahometism;
Fall
of the Magians of Persia
749
Decline
and Fall of Christianity in Africa
1149
And
Spain;
Toleration
of the Christians,
Their
Hardships
718
The
Empire of the Caliphs
«
NEXT
»
«
Fall In The East
»
«
Fall In The West
»
«
Decline and Fall
»