![]() It is the earliest account of the great war between Islam, on the one hand, and Rome and Persia on the other, and it also has good coverage of the 602-628 Romano-Persian war. So not a novel but the Armenian history by pseudo-Sebeos with the commentary by James Howard-Johnston is amazing. I have suffered similar disappointments with novels set during the crusades. ![]() It is disappointing because there is so much untapped potential. Count Belisarius also sets a very high standard. I'm always on the look out for novels about Byzantium in particular, but I usually end up staying away because they never look promising.
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