Viggen 95 Report post Posted October 1, 2014 Book Review by Ian Hughes It is a truth universally acknowledged that the Sasanid Shahs would regularly persecute their Christian subjects, whom they suspected of being in alliance with Rome, and that in response war would break out with the Later Roman Empire as the emperors attempted to stop the persecution of their co-religionists. In addition, it is sometimes assumed that after the last Romano-Sasanid war the newly-converted Arabs swept away the Sasanids and imposed Islam on their newly-subject peoples... ...continue to the full review of The Chronicle of Seert: Christian Historical Imagination in Late Antique Iraq by Philip Wood Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aurelia 35 Report post Posted October 1, 2014 It is a truth universally acknowledged that the Sasanid Shahs would regularly persecute their Christian subjects... Gotta love reviews that start like a Jane Austen novel. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sonic 42 Report post Posted October 2, 2014 I aim to please .... Pity I'm usually such a poor shot! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aurelia 35 Report post Posted October 2, 2014 You certainly did in this case. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
