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One of the worst military disasters in the Roman history was the Battle of Cannae (216 BCE) which... more One of the worst military disasters in the Roman history was the Battle of Cannae (216 BCE) which occurred in the Second Punic War. The battle left such an impact with its trauma that any military defeat in the following centuries was comparable to Cannae. Two Roman authors, Ammianus Marcellinus and Claudian, invoked Hannibal and the Battle of Cannae in their readers’ minds to impart the defeats and disasters for the later empire. This article examines how these two men used the memory of Cannae to make sense of a world they believed was decaying.

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The Independent Scholar, 2023

This paper proposes a radical departure from previous studies of Agathias, an under-studied Late ... more This paper proposes a radical departure from previous studies of Agathias, an under-studied Late Antique author who offers us a unique perspective of the 6th century when we consider the milieu in which he wrote his Histories. Agathias, this paper argues, exhibited signs of trauma from the news of constant warfare in Italy and the Caucasus and the barbarian raids on Constantinople, all of which he tried to process and resolve by creating a narrative, which was filled with inconsistencies and moralizing tangents. Agathias’ Histories is more than his impartial and accurate retelling of events; it is his attempt to make sense of his trauma with the written
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World History Encyclopedia, 2023

A brief exploration of the life and importance of Khosrow II.

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... In addition, I am thankful for my friends during this journey. My friends back in New Mexico–... more ... In addition, I am thankful for my friends during this journey. My friends back in New Mexico–Chris and Alicia Chavez, Zack Herrera, and Rachael Miltenberger–have patiently ... like to be present at Cannae. Another author, Adrian Goldsworthy has published two books ...

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Author(s): Baca-Winters, Keenan | Advisor(s): Daryaee, Touraj | Abstract: The Roman-Sasanian War ... more Author(s): Baca-Winters, Keenan | Advisor(s): Daryaee, Touraj | Abstract: The Roman-Sasanian War of the seventh century CE was the last conflict of late antiquity. Sahansah Xusrō II nearly conquered the Roman Empire. James Howard-Johnston has studied the war extensively. Walter Kaegi has produced a biography of Xusrō II's opponent, Heraclius, while Geoffrey Greatrex and Touraj Daryaee have written articles focusing on Xusrō II. Scholars, however, have not attempted a major study of him. This dissertation seeks not only to understand how different authors depicted Xusrō II but to understand the man's personality.Roman authors who witnessed the war sought to highlight only the negative aspects of Xusrō II. He was, according to the Romans, an enemy of God. Fear of Xusrō II was the basis for these depictions. Pseudo-Sebēos, an Armenian historian, depicted Xusrō II as an arrogant, blasphemous ruler. Pseudo-Sebēos, however, did not write anything positive about the Romans, either,...

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Nuova Antologia Militare, 2021

One of the worst military disasters in the Roman history was the Battle of Cannae (216 BCE) which... more One of the worst military disasters in the Roman history was the Battle of Cannae (216 BCE) which occurred in the Second Punic War. The battle left such an impact with its trauma that any military defeat in the following centuries was comparable to Cannae. Two Roman authors, Ammianus Marcellinus and Claudian, invoked Hannibal and the Battle of Cannae in their readers’ minds to impart the defeats and disasters for the later empire. This article examines how these two men used the memory of Cannae to make sense of a world they believed was decaying.

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DABIR, 2016

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... In addition, I am thankful for my friends during this journey. My friends back in New Mexico–... more ... In addition, I am thankful for my friends during this journey. My friends back in New Mexico–Chris and Alicia Chavez, Zack Herrera, and Rachael Miltenberger–have patiently ... like to be present at Cannae. Another author, Adrian Goldsworthy has published two books ...

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Dissertation by Keenan Baca-Winters

The Roman-Sasanian War of the seventh century CE was the last conflict of late antiquity. Sahansa... more The Roman-Sasanian War of the seventh century CE was the last conflict of late antiquity. Sahansah Xusro II nearly conquered the Roman Empire. James Howard-Johnston has studied the war extensively. Walter Kaegi has produced a biography of Xusro II's opponent, Heraclius, while Geoffrey Greatrex and Touraj Daryaee have written articles focusing on Xusro II. Scholars, however, have not attempted a major study of him. This dissertation seeks not only to understand how different authors depicted Xusro II but to understand the man's personality.

Roman authors who witnessed the war sought to highlight only the negative aspects of Xusro II. He was, according to the Romans, an enemy of God. Fear of Xusro II was the basis for these depictions. Pseudo-Sebeos, an Armenian historian, depicted Xusro II as an arrogant, blasphemous ruler. Pseudo-Sebeos, however, did not write anything positive about the Romans, either, because both the Romans and Sasanians wanted to control Armenia.

Christians living under Xusro II's rulership also seemed to despise him. They portray Xusro II as wicked because, in an attempt to punish them, he did not let allow them to elect a ruler. A careful reading of these sources, however, suggests these authors were aware of how Xusro II took care of Christians in his realm. Finally, Arab and Persian sources differ in their portrayals of Xusro II because both groups, although both Muslim, were competing for legitimacy in the post-Islamic conquest of Iran, due to ethnic tensions. Arab authors emphasized Xusro II's faults. Persian authors, on the other hand, presented his good qualities.

Ultimately, all of these different depictions of Xusro II demonstrate that he possessed a fierce will and embraced a vision of how to rule. Xusro II wanted to conquer the Romans and extend his domain and be remembered forever. Xusro II's drive might have made him seem arrogant to the authors studied in this dissertation, and they depicted him accordingly. We should not, however, lose sight of the man he truly was: a man who dared to dream.

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General by Keenan Baca-Winters

by Gorgias Press, Simon Wolfgang Fuchs, Isabel Toral-Niehoff, Joas Wagemakers, Susan Ashbrook Harvey, David Hernández de la Fuente, Anna Rogozhina, Elena Narinskaya, Johanne Louise Christiansen, Amina Inloes, Marcus Milwright, Najib George Awad (Dr. Phil; Dr. Theol. Habil.), Ryan Schaffner, Laura Hassan, Vladimir Bošković, Mark D Calder, Pietro Longo, Paolo Maggiolini, Keenan Baca-Winters, Saer El-Jaichi, Avraham Elmakias, Orhan Elmaz, Luca Patrizi, Rana Issa, Adam Sabra, Clinton Bennett, Adrian C . Pirtea, Michael R J Bonner, and Paul C. Dilley

Gorgias Press' 2018 Islamic Studies' catalogue sets out a selection of Gorgias' published and for... more Gorgias Press' 2018 Islamic Studies' catalogue sets out a selection of Gorgias' published and forthcoming publications that are related to Islamic and Near Eastern studies, as well as studies carried out for other fields of research that intersect with Islamic studies.

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Books by Keenan Baca-Winters

He Did Not Fear: Xusro Parviz, King of Kings of the Sasanian Empire, 2018

He Did Not Fear: Xusro Parviz, King of Kings of the Sasanian Empire spotlights Xusro II, the man ... more He Did Not Fear: Xusro Parviz, King of Kings of the Sasanian Empire spotlights Xusro II, the man who almost conquered the Roman Empire in the Roman-Sasanian War of the Seventh Century CE, and examines his historical prominence. This book explores Xusro II who, as a man, was as complex, deep, and complicated as any other historical figure, and compliments Walter Kaegi’s biography of the Roman emperor Heraclius, Xusro II’s contemporary and nemesis. This monograph fully examines the rich cultural and religious landscape of Late Antiquity by analyzing primary sources from the Roman Empire, Zoroastrian tradition, Eastern Christianity, Armenia, Arab Muslim historians, and Persian Muslims, who were trying to find and hold onto their identity in a changing world. He Did Not Fear: Xusro Parviz, King of Kings of the Sasanian Empire fills a missing gap in our knowledge by studying a man who represents a crossroads in Late Antiquity where Persia, the Christian East, the Roman Empire, and Islam all met.

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Nuova Antologia Militare. Journal of Sism by Keenan Baca-Winters

by Virgilio Ilari, Keenan Baca-Winters, Spyros Bakas, Andres Saez Geoffroy, Fernando López Sánchez, Massimo Corradi, Claudio Vacanti, FABIANA ROSACI, Alessandro Carli, Vincenzo Micaletti, and Alessandro Perucca

Nuova Antologia Militare, 2 (2021), No. 6 (March)

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One of the worst military disasters in the Roman history was the Battle of Cannae (216 BCE) which... more One of the worst military disasters in the Roman history was the Battle of Cannae (216 BCE) which occurred in the Second Punic War. The battle left such an impact with its trauma that any military defeat in the following centuries was comparable to Cannae. Two Roman authors, Ammianus Marcellinus and Claudian, invoked Hannibal and the Battle of Cannae in their readers’ minds to impart the defeats and disasters for the later empire. This article examines how these two men used the memory of Cannae to make sense of a world they believed was decaying.

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iii Copyright © 2010 by

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The Independent Scholar, 2023

This paper proposes a radical departure from previous studies of Agathias, an under-studied Late ... more This paper proposes a radical departure from previous studies of Agathias, an under-studied Late Antique author who offers us a unique perspective of the 6th century when we consider the milieu in which he wrote his Histories. Agathias, this paper argues, exhibited signs of trauma from the news of constant warfare in Italy and the Caucasus and the barbarian raids on Constantinople, all of which he tried to process and resolve by creating a narrative, which was filled with inconsistencies and moralizing tangents. Agathias’ Histories is more than his impartial and accurate retelling of events; it is his attempt to make sense of his trauma with the written
word

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World History Encyclopedia, 2023

A brief exploration of the life and importance of Khosrow II.

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... In addition, I am thankful for my friends during this journey. My friends back in New Mexico–... more ... In addition, I am thankful for my friends during this journey. My friends back in New Mexico–Chris and Alicia Chavez, Zack Herrera, and Rachael Miltenberger–have patiently ... like to be present at Cannae. Another author, Adrian Goldsworthy has published two books ...

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Author(s): Baca-Winters, Keenan | Advisor(s): Daryaee, Touraj | Abstract: The Roman-Sasanian War ... more Author(s): Baca-Winters, Keenan | Advisor(s): Daryaee, Touraj | Abstract: The Roman-Sasanian War of the seventh century CE was the last conflict of late antiquity. Sahansah Xusrō II nearly conquered the Roman Empire. James Howard-Johnston has studied the war extensively. Walter Kaegi has produced a biography of Xusrō II's opponent, Heraclius, while Geoffrey Greatrex and Touraj Daryaee have written articles focusing on Xusrō II. Scholars, however, have not attempted a major study of him. This dissertation seeks not only to understand how different authors depicted Xusrō II but to understand the man's personality.Roman authors who witnessed the war sought to highlight only the negative aspects of Xusrō II. He was, according to the Romans, an enemy of God. Fear of Xusrō II was the basis for these depictions. Pseudo-Sebēos, an Armenian historian, depicted Xusrō II as an arrogant, blasphemous ruler. Pseudo-Sebēos, however, did not write anything positive about the Romans, either,...

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Nuova Antologia Militare, 2021

One of the worst military disasters in the Roman history was the Battle of Cannae (216 BCE) which... more One of the worst military disasters in the Roman history was the Battle of Cannae (216 BCE) which occurred in the Second Punic War. The battle left such an impact with its trauma that any military defeat in the following centuries was comparable to Cannae. Two Roman authors, Ammianus Marcellinus and Claudian, invoked Hannibal and the Battle of Cannae in their readers’ minds to impart the defeats and disasters for the later empire. This article examines how these two men used the memory of Cannae to make sense of a world they believed was decaying.

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DABIR, 2016

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... In addition, I am thankful for my friends during this journey. My friends back in New Mexico–... more ... In addition, I am thankful for my friends during this journey. My friends back in New Mexico–Chris and Alicia Chavez, Zack Herrera, and Rachael Miltenberger–have patiently ... like to be present at Cannae. Another author, Adrian Goldsworthy has published two books ...

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The Roman-Sasanian War of the seventh century CE was the last conflict of late antiquity. Sahansa... more The Roman-Sasanian War of the seventh century CE was the last conflict of late antiquity. Sahansah Xusro II nearly conquered the Roman Empire. James Howard-Johnston has studied the war extensively. Walter Kaegi has produced a biography of Xusro II's opponent, Heraclius, while Geoffrey Greatrex and Touraj Daryaee have written articles focusing on Xusro II. Scholars, however, have not attempted a major study of him. This dissertation seeks not only to understand how different authors depicted Xusro II but to understand the man's personality.

Roman authors who witnessed the war sought to highlight only the negative aspects of Xusro II. He was, according to the Romans, an enemy of God. Fear of Xusro II was the basis for these depictions. Pseudo-Sebeos, an Armenian historian, depicted Xusro II as an arrogant, blasphemous ruler. Pseudo-Sebeos, however, did not write anything positive about the Romans, either, because both the Romans and Sasanians wanted to control Armenia.

Christians living under Xusro II's rulership also seemed to despise him. They portray Xusro II as wicked because, in an attempt to punish them, he did not let allow them to elect a ruler. A careful reading of these sources, however, suggests these authors were aware of how Xusro II took care of Christians in his realm. Finally, Arab and Persian sources differ in their portrayals of Xusro II because both groups, although both Muslim, were competing for legitimacy in the post-Islamic conquest of Iran, due to ethnic tensions. Arab authors emphasized Xusro II's faults. Persian authors, on the other hand, presented his good qualities.

Ultimately, all of these different depictions of Xusro II demonstrate that he possessed a fierce will and embraced a vision of how to rule. Xusro II wanted to conquer the Romans and extend his domain and be remembered forever. Xusro II's drive might have made him seem arrogant to the authors studied in this dissertation, and they depicted him accordingly. We should not, however, lose sight of the man he truly was: a man who dared to dream.

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by Gorgias Press, Simon Wolfgang Fuchs, Isabel Toral-Niehoff, Joas Wagemakers, Susan Ashbrook Harvey, David Hernández de la Fuente, Anna Rogozhina, Elena Narinskaya, Johanne Louise Christiansen, Amina Inloes, Marcus Milwright, Najib George Awad (Dr. Phil; Dr. Theol. Habil.), Ryan Schaffner, Laura Hassan, Vladimir Bošković, Mark D Calder, Pietro Longo, Paolo Maggiolini, Keenan Baca-Winters, Saer El-Jaichi, Avraham Elmakias, Orhan Elmaz, Luca Patrizi, Rana Issa, Adam Sabra, Clinton Bennett, Adrian C . Pirtea, Michael R J Bonner, and Paul C. Dilley

Gorgias Press' 2018 Islamic Studies' catalogue sets out a selection of Gorgias' published and for... more Gorgias Press' 2018 Islamic Studies' catalogue sets out a selection of Gorgias' published and forthcoming publications that are related to Islamic and Near Eastern studies, as well as studies carried out for other fields of research that intersect with Islamic studies.

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He Did Not Fear: Xusro Parviz, King of Kings of the Sasanian Empire, 2018

He Did Not Fear: Xusro Parviz, King of Kings of the Sasanian Empire spotlights Xusro II, the man ... more He Did Not Fear: Xusro Parviz, King of Kings of the Sasanian Empire spotlights Xusro II, the man who almost conquered the Roman Empire in the Roman-Sasanian War of the Seventh Century CE, and examines his historical prominence. This book explores Xusro II who, as a man, was as complex, deep, and complicated as any other historical figure, and compliments Walter Kaegi’s biography of the Roman emperor Heraclius, Xusro II’s contemporary and nemesis. This monograph fully examines the rich cultural and religious landscape of Late Antiquity by analyzing primary sources from the Roman Empire, Zoroastrian tradition, Eastern Christianity, Armenia, Arab Muslim historians, and Persian Muslims, who were trying to find and hold onto their identity in a changing world. He Did Not Fear: Xusro Parviz, King of Kings of the Sasanian Empire fills a missing gap in our knowledge by studying a man who represents a crossroads in Late Antiquity where Persia, the Christian East, the Roman Empire, and Islam all met.

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