EPISODE · Jan 17, 2026 · 25 MIN
The Abbasids: Golden Age or Age of Collapse?
from The Fall Of The Roman Empire · host Nick Holmes
Many historians call the Abbasid caliphate ‘the Golden Age of Islam’ but in this episode I want to analyse the contradiction in this description since, at a time when Islam underwent an undisputed cultural flowering, it also collapsed politically.Support the showFor a free ebook, maps and blogs check out my website nickholmesauthor.com
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