Much happened in the 7th century during Umayyad’s prominence including two fitnas (commonly referred to as civil wars), printing coins, and the assembly of a navy. Dr. Antoine Borrut, University of Maryland, joins the show to discuss the caliphate's hegemony in the Mediterranean Basin in the 7th century.

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Umayyad‘s Hegemony in the Mediterranean in the 7th Century w. Dr. Antoine Borrut

OCT 22, 202157 MIN
Ithaca Bound

Umayyad‘s Hegemony in the Mediterranean in the 7th Century w. Dr. Antoine Borrut

OCT 22, 202157 MIN

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Much happened in the 7th century during Umayyad’s prominence including two fitnas (commonly referred to as civil wars), printing coins, and the assembly of a navy. Dr. Antoine Borrut, University of Maryland, joins the show to discuss the caliphate's hegemony in the Mediterranean Basin in the 7th century.