The foreword to this work, first published over a century ago, provides the following recommendation: 'The narrative of Simon Ockley, which Edward Gibbon characterised as instructive, and his translation of Arabic MSS as 'learned and spirited', make his 'History of the Saracens' a fitting sequel to what has been offered in this volume from Gibbon's great work.' The combined essence of the writings of these two historians on Saracenic history, is here combined in a single volume of unsurpassed scholarship. Its republication will be welcomed by a wide readership.Simon Ockley (1678-1720) was born in Exeter and educated at Cambridge where, in 1711, he became Professor of Arabic at the University. His great work on the Saracens, published between 1708 and 1757, was the result of years of study in the Bodleian Library in Oxford. The second part of the present volume is an abridgement of this work.Edward Gibbon (1737-1794) is best known for his monumental history 'The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire'. He was an admirer of Ockley's early translations from Arabic sources. Gibbon's own work forms the first part of the present work.

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1848 Edition.

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1868 Edition.

With An Account Of Their Most Remarkable Battles, Sieges, Revolts, Etc.Collected From Authentic Sources, Especially Arabic Mss.

Due to the very old age and scarcity of this book, many of the pages may be hard to read due to the blurring of the original text.

Due to the very old age and scarcity of this book, many of the pages may be hard to read due to the blurring of the original text.

1868. This work is comprised of the lives of Mohammed and his successors, to the death of Abdalmelik, the Eleventh Caliph, with an account of their more remarkable battles, sieges, revolts, etc. collected from authentic sources, especially Arabic manuscripts. Contents: Life of Mohammed; Abubeker; Omar I; Othman; Ali; Hasan; Dynasty of the Ommiades; Moawiyah I; Yezid I; Moawiyah II; Merwan I; Abdalmelik.

1868. This work is comprised of the lives of Mohammed and his successors, to the death of Abdalmelik, the Eleventh Caliph, with an account of their more remarkable battles, sieges, revolts, etc. collected from authentic sources, especially Arabic manuscripts. Contents: Life of Mohammed; Abubeker; Omar I; Othman; Ali; Hasan; Dynasty of the Ommiades; Moawiyah I; Yezid I; Moawiyah II; Merwan I; Abdalmelik.

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.Rich in titles on English life and social history, this collection spans the world as it was known to eighteenth-century historians and explorers. Titles include a wealth of travel accounts and diaries, histories of nations from throughout the world, and maps and charts of a world that was still being discovered. Students of the War of American Independence will find fascinating accounts from the British side of conflict. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++British LibraryT134350With a list of subscribers. The 'Account of the Arabians .. of the life of Mahomet, .. ' in vol.1 is by Roger Long. First published in 1708 as 'The conquest of Syria, Persia, and gypt, by the Saracens: .. ' - The titlepage to vol. 2 has no edition statCambridge: printed for the sole benefit of Mrs. Anne Ockley, by permission of Henry Lintot, Esq;, 1757. 2v., plate; 8

Due to the very old age and scarcity of this book, many of the pages may be hard to read due to the blurring of the original text.

With An Account Of Their Most Remarkable Battles, Sieges, Revolts, Etc.Collected From Authentic Sources, Especially Arabic Mss.