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Primary Navigation Want to create or adapt books like this? Learn more about how Pressbooks supports open publishing practices. Book Contents Navigation Introduction Administrative Divisions of the Roman Empire c. 14 CE (map) Tracey J. Kinney Justin Martyr and Antoninus Pius The Case of Polycarp Featured Individual: Vibia Perpetua A Renaissance Conception of Martyrdom Two Views of the Martyrdom of Eulàlia of Mérida Sources & Suggestions for Further Reading Muhammad and the Origins of Islam Niall Christie An Account of the First Revelation to the Prophet What Muslims Believe Extracts from The Qur'an The Pact of 'Umar Images of Muhammad The Rashidun and the Early Muslim Conquests An Account of the Muslim Conquest of Syria The First Fitna and the Origins of Shi‘ism The Hadith of Ghadir Khumm Sources & Suggestions for Further Research The Plague of Cyprian, c. 252 The Plague of Justinian, c. 541-542 The Plague of 664 Plague in an Ancient City The Antonine Plague Responses to the Plague Adrianna Bakos Symptoms and Treatment The Inheritance Barrie Brill Frankish Gaul c. 711 The Succession A New Foundation Hincmar of Reims against Charles Martel Extract from the History of the Bishops of Auxerre (ca. 715-720) Reintegration of the Peripheral Principalities Echo of the Battle of Toulouse, 721 The Battle of Poitiers as Viewed by an Anonymous Christian Mozarabic Chronicler Living in Cordoba The Battle of Poitiers as Viewed by the First Continuator of the Chronicle of Fredegar Consolidation Charles Martel, Princeps and Subregulus (Prince and Viceroy) Council of Estinnes, 743 The Roman Mediterranean c. 337 CE Aleksandar Jovanović Classical Roman Empire Early Byzantine Period (330–717) Middle Byzantine Period (717-1071) The Komnenoi (1071-1204) The Eastern Mediterranean c. 1096 CE Late Byzantine Period (1204-1453) Sources and Suggestions for Further Reading Origins of the True Stirrup Jessica Hemming Spread The Pictorial Evidence The Stratēgikon of the Emperor Maurice The Byzantine Empire c. 600 CE The Technological Advantages of the Stirrup The Great Stirrup Controversy Glossary Contributors Previous/next navigation The Ancient and Medieval World Copyright © by Adrianna Bakos; Barrie Brill; Niall Christie; Jessica Hemming; Aleksandar Jovanović; and Tracey J. Kinney is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.