Rise of Islam - The Ancients

In the 7th century, a new empire rose from the sands of Arabia - united by faith, driven by conquest, and destined to change history forever. In this episode of The Ancients, Tristan Hughes is joined by Dr Khododad Rezakhani to explore the emergence of Islam from the ashes of Rome and Persia’s great struggle for supremacy. Together they discover how the early Islamic polity took shape, why the Arab conquests were so swift and decisive, and how they reshaped the politics, culture, and religion of West Asia. From the fall of the Sasanians to the dawn of a new empire, this is the story of how Islam rose to dominate the world of late antiquity. MORE<a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/7gSKjbVzB2jstHXUJKDtUO?si=de7E4A84SB6fXdaCPdGB_A" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Persia Reborn: Rise of the Sasanians</a><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/6VObqk1D5t6P410f5g2F4r?si=o4PcHrbxQFCJkXAT_2tgqg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_...