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Ah, how we would like to be able to summarize an empire in a single person! As if Genghis Khan or Alexander the Great had done everything by themselves! But no, the proof: Julius Caesar was not a Roman emperor, it was his successors who took the title! The same goes for Muhammad, who initiated the conquests of a future empire, the Islamic Caliphate, but was never Caliph! When we say “empire”, we think of a unified bloc. But in the end, this word hides many factions, successive leaders, even very complex fractures… And the Islamic conquests are really a great example to understand that! ➤ Discover our episode on Arabia before Islam: • What did Arabia look like before the ... ➤ Find our interview with Christophe Naudin and William Blanc on the Battle of Poitiers: • The Battle of Poitiers - Interview a... ???? Writing: Benjamin Brillaud, Jean de Boisséson and Christophe Naudin ???? Editing: Dead Will / Wilfried Kaiser / deadwill ➤ Many thanks to David Goovaerts for creating the maps! Find his channel l'Histoire par les cartes right here: / @lhistoireparlescartes5850 ———————————————————————————————————————————————— ➤➤➤ Sources at the end of the description ———————————————————————————————————————————————— ????To subscribe and support my channel???? / @notabenemovies ????Nota Bonus channel???? / @notabonus ——————————————————————————————————————————————————— ????Discover my online store???? ➜ https://nota-bene.creator-spring.com/ ———————————————————————————————————————————————— ????You can buy my books by following this link ???? ➜ https://www.notabenemovies.com/ouvrages/ ————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ????Join me on social media!???? ➜ Twitch: / notabenemovies ➜ Facebook: / notabenemovies ➜ Twitter: / notabenemovies ➜ Instagram: / notabenemovies ➜ TikTok: / notabenemovies ➜ Tipeee: https://www.tipeee.com/nota-bene ➜ Website: https://www.notabenemovies.com/ ➜ Podcast: https://www.notabenemovies.com/podcasts/ ———————————————————————————————————————————————— ➤➤➤ For more information: ———————————————————————————————————————————————————— MICHEAU Françoise, The Beginnings of Islam. Milestones for a New History, Téraèdre, 2012. NEF Annliese, Islamic Revolutions. Emergences of Islam in the Mediterranean (7th-10th century), French School of Rome, 2021. BLANQUIS T. GUICHARD P., TILLIER Mathieu (dir), The Beginnings of the Muslim World, 7th-10th Century, PUF, 2012. KENNEDY Hugh, Atlas of Nomadic Wars, Autrement, 2005. BONNER Michael, Jihad, Origins, Interpretations, Combats, Téraèdre, 2004. SENAC Philippe, Charlemagne and Mahomet, Folio, 2015. BLANC, NAUDIN, Charles Martel and the Battle of Poitiers. From History to Identity Myth, Libertalia, 2022.