In these dramatic conflicts, the Islamic Rashidun armies toppled two long-established empires. Learn about their defeat of the Byzantine army at Yarmouk and the Sassanid forces at al-Qadisiyyah, which determined the cultural, linguistic, and religious nature of the Middle East for the next 1,500 years
Analysis
History - Ancient
History - Military
History - Modern
Notes
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In Process Record
Part of a series: The Decisive Battles of World History
Performer
Narrator, Gregory S. Aldrete
Event
Originally produced by The Teaching Company/The Great Courses in 2014