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CONTENTS XV A.D. 637 Sack of Madayn Foundation of Cufa ... 637-651. Conquest of Persia 651 Death of the last King 710 The Conquest of Transoxiana 632 Invasion of Syria Siege of Bosra 633 ,, of Damascus ... 633 Battle of Aiznadin The Arabs return to Damascus 634 The City is taken by Storm and Capitulat Pursuit of the Damascenes ... Fair of Abyla .. 635 Sieges of Heliopolis and Emesa 636 [634] Battle of Yermuk 637 Conquest of Jerusalem 63S „ of Aleppo and Antioch Flight of Heraclius ... End of the Srian War 633-639. The Conquerors of Syria 639-655. Progress of the Syrian Conquerors Egyi'T. Character and Life of Amrou 638 Invasion of Egypt The Cities of Memphis, Babylon, and Cairo V'oluntar}- Submission of the Copts or Jacobites Siege and Conquest of Alexandria ... The Alexandrian Library Administration of Egypt Riches and Populousness 647 Africa. First invasion by Abdallah The Praifect Gregory and his Daughter Victory of the Arabs ... 665-689. Progress of the Saracens in Africa 670-675. Foundation of Cairoan ... 692-698. Conquest of Carthage ... 698-709. Final Conquest of Africa Adoption of the Moors 709 Spain. First Temptations and Designs of the Arabs State of the Gothic Monarchy 710 The first Descent of the Arabs 71 X Their second Descent and Victory Ruin of the Gothic Monarchy 712. 713. Conquest of Spain by Musa .. 714 Disgrace of Musa Prosperity of Spain under the Arabs Religious Toleration ... Propagation of Mahometism Fall of the Magians of Persia 749 Decline and Fall of Christianity in Africa 1 149 And Spain Toleration of the Christians . Their Hardships 718 The Empire of the Caliphs .,. I'AGi; 406 408 409 411 413 417 419 420 422 424 426 428 429 432 434 437 439 440 441 442 444 445 446 448 45» 452 455 456 459 460 461 463 466 468 469 471 471 473 474 475 477 479 482 484 486 486 487 4S9 490 491 492 493