How did the Eastern Roman Empire interact with the Abbasid Caliphate? Ft. Al-Muqaddimah

This video covers the various ways the Byzantines and Abbasids interacted with each other during the height of their power from the mid eighth to mid ninth centuries. Thank you very much to Al-Muqaddimah for making his part about the Umayyad's. You can find his video about daily life in the Abbasid Caliphate here:    • Everyday Life & Society in the Abbasi...   Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 01:47 Byzantine-Umayyad Wars by Al-Muqaddimah 05:31 Byzantine-Abbasid Border Wars 09:22 Embassies to the Caliph 11:28 Cultural Exchange and Iconoclasm 14:17 Byzantine Refutations of Islam 16:48 Trade 18:19 The Other in the Caliphate 20:02 Prisoners of War Bibliography: Primary Sources Constantine VII, De Administrado Imperio, edited and translated by G. Moravcsik and R. J. H. Jenkins, - Revised Edition, (1967). Constantine VII, The Book of Ceremonies, translated by A. Moffat and M. Tall, (2012). Genesius, On the Reigns of the Emperors, A. Kaldellis, (1998). Nicholas I, Letters, edited and translated by R. J. H. Jenkins and L. G. Westerink, (1973). Nikephoros the Patriarch, Short History, edited and translated by C. Mangom, (1990). Theophanes the Confessor, Chronographia, translated by C. Mango and Roger Scott, (1997). Scholarship Brubaker, L. and Haldon J., Byzantium in the Iconoclast Era 680-850, A History, (2011). Haldon, J. and Kennedy, H., 'The Arab-Byzantine Frontier in the Eighth and Ninth Centuries Military Organisation and Society in the Borderlands' (1978). Herrin, J. (1987) The Formation of Christendom, London. Jankowiak, M 'The First Arab Siege of Constantinople', (2013) Marcus, J., The Jew in the Medieval World: A Sourcebook, 315-1791, (1931). Ramadan, A. Al. M. A, 'The Treatment of Arab Prisoners of War in Byzantium', (2009). Treadgold, W. (1988) The Byzantine Revival 780-842, Stanford. Email [email protected] Discord discord.gg/wxVmswV If you would like to support Eastern Roman History, I have a Patreon: www.patreon.com/EasternRomanHistory Music Credits: 'Out of Time' by Martin O'Donnell and Michael Salvotori, from Halo 3 by Bungi. 'War Situation' and 'Theme of the WLO' by Hitoshi Sakimoto, Azusa Chiba and Noriyuki Kamikura from Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together (2010) by Quest and Square Enix. Eastern Theme by Nick Wylie from Europa Barbarorum: A Modification of Rome Total War. All images used are for educational purposes, if I have used a piece of art and you would like me to credit you, please contact me and I shall do so.

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