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This book offers a radical perspective on what are conventionally called the Islamic Conquests of the seventh century.  Placing these earthshattering events firmly in the context of Late Antiquity, it argues that many of the men remembered as the fanatical agents of Muḥammad probably did not know who the prophet was and had, in fact, previously fought for Rome or Persia.  The book applies to the study of the collapse of the Roman Near East techniques taken from the historiography of the fall of the Roman West.  Through a comparative analysis of medieval Arabic and European sources combined with insights from frontier studies, it argues that the two falls of Rome involved processes far more similar than traditionally thought.  It presents a fresh approach to the century that witnessed the end of the ancient world, appealing to students of Roman and medieval history, Islamic Studies, and advanced scholars alike.     .

Rome --- History. --- Civilization --- Middle Eastern influences. --- Middle East --- Europe-History-To 476. --- Middle East-History. --- Philology. --- Military history. --- Historiography. --- History of Ancient Europe. --- History of the Middle East. --- Classical Studies. --- History of Military. --- Historiography and Method. --- Historical criticism --- History --- Authorship --- Military historiography --- Military history --- Wars --- Historiography --- Naval history --- Criticism --- Europe—History—To 476. --- Middle East—History.

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This book critically explores the development of radical criminology through a range of written Ancient Greek works including epic and lyrical poetry, drama and philosophy, across different chapters. It traces the development of political power and the concepts of law, legitimacy, crime, justice and deviance in the Ancient Greek world and the political struggles that propelled that development, using the conflict perspective as a conceptual tool of the sociological analysis of reality. Theoretical discussions of crime and justice typically stem from the better known works of Plato or Aristotle although this book explores the works preceding these. This book will appeal to those interested in the (pre)history of criminology and the historical production of criminological knowledge.

Crime --- Leisure --- Critical criminology. --- Criminology --- Social sciences --- Criminals --- Radical criminology --- Criminal sociology --- Sociology of crime --- Sociology --- Sociological aspects. --- Social aspects. --- Philosophy. --- Study and teaching --- Sociological aspects --- Philosophy of law. --- Europe-History-To 476. --- World politics. --- Social sciences-Philosophy. --- Classical literature. --- Critical Criminology. --- Philosophy of Law. --- History of Ancient Europe. --- Political History. --- Social Theory. --- Classical and Antique Literature. --- Literature, Classical --- Literature --- Literature, Ancient --- Greek literature --- Latin literature --- Colonialism --- Global politics --- International politics --- Political history --- Political science --- World history --- Eastern question --- Geopolitics --- International organization --- International relations --- Political science. --- Europe—History—To 476. --- Social sciences—Philosophy. --- Administration --- Civil government --- Commonwealth, The --- Government --- Political theory --- Political thought --- Politics --- Science, Political --- State, The