Constantinople: The Last Hope

We talk about many events leading up to The Battle of Tours. Beginning in 633 the Muslim expansion shakes the Middle East, Africa, Asia and ultimately Europe. In 717 there stood only one force stopping Islam from world domination and the unraveling of western civilization. In this episode we take a look at how the religion of peace shared it’s culture with the world on the bloody edge of a scimitar.Featured Book: The History of the Decline of the Roman Empire (vol 6) – Edward GibbonIslam Faith, Culture, History – Paul LundeBecome a Patreon! www.patreon.com/abracast Donate! paypal.me/stigmatastudios Sign up for the newsletter for exclusive content! http://eepurl.com/YIbLfTheme Song “Red Horse Rising” by X-Proph3t: http://www.reverbnation.com/xproph3tStigmata Studios Comic Books and Graphic Novels: www.stigmatastudios.comAdditional Production by Daniel Foytik and Nelson Pyles· Incidental Music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/· Incidental Music (royalty free) by Ross BugdenEmail Jon: [email protected] Visit: www.stigmatastudios.comFind Jon on Twitter: @jonnyaxx https://twitter.com/JonnyAxx Find Jon on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/#!/stigmatastudiosFind Jon On Instagram: http://instagram.com/stigmatastudios