Scope Of Chapter 51
The Conquests of the Arabs or Saracens. Empire of the Caliphs, or Successors of Mahomet. State of the Christians, Etc., under Their Government.
AD Event 632 Union of the Arabs; Character of their Caliphs Their Conquests—Invasion of PERSIA 636 Battle of Cadesia; Foundation of Bassora 637 Sack of Madayn; Foundation of Cufa 637-651 Conquest of Persia 651 Death of the last King 710 The Conquest of Transoxiana 632 Invasion of SYRIA, Siege of Bosra 633 Siege of Damascus; Battle of Aiznadin The Arabs return to Damascus 634 The City is taken by Storm and Capitulation Pursuit of the Damascenes; Fair of Abyla 635 Sieges of Heliopolis and Emesa 636 Battle of Yermuk 637 Conquest of Jerusalem 638 Conquest of Aleppo and Antioch; Flight of Heraclius; End of the Syrian War 633-639 The Conquerors of Syria 639-655 Progress of the Syrian Conquerors EGYPT—Character and Life of Amrou	AD Event 638 Invasion of Egypt; The Cities of Memphis, Babylon, and Cairo Voluntary Submission of the Copts or Jacobites Siege and Conquest of Alexandria; The Alexandrian Library Administration of Egypt—Riches and Populousness 647 AFRICA— First invasion by Abdallah The Praefect Gregory and his Daughter; Victory of the Arabs 665-689 Progress of the Saracens in Africa 670-675 Foundation of Cairoan 692-698 Conquest of Carthage 698-709 Final Conquest of Africa; Adoption of the Moors 709 SPAIN. First Temptations and Designs of the Arabs State of the Gothic Monarchy 710 The first Descent of the Arabs, Their second Descent and Victory Ruin of the Gothic Monarchy 712, 713 Conquest of Spain by Musa 714 Disgrace of Musa; Prosperity of Spain under the Arabs—Religious Toleration, Propagation of Mahometism; Fall of the Magians of Persia 749 Decline and Fall of Christianity in Africa 1149 And Spain; Toleration of the Christians, Their Hardships 718 The Empire of the Caliphs

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