Witnesses to a world crisis : historians and histories of the Middle East in the seventh century / James Howard-Johnston.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [531]-549) and index.

George of Pisidia -- Two universal chronicles -- Seventh-century Eastern sources I : the History of Khosrov -- Seventh-century Eastern sources II : The History to the year 682 and the Khuzistan Chronicle -- upplementary Roman sources of the seventh century I -- Supplementary Roman sources of the seventh century II -- Later historians : the West Syrian Tradition -- Later historians : Nicephorus -- Later historians : Theophanes -- Later historians at work in Egypt, Iraq, and Iran -- Early Islamic historical writing -- The life of the prophet -- Historians of the Middle East in the seventh century -- The Middle East in the seventh century : the great powers, Arabia, and the Prophet -- The Middle East in the seventh century : Arab conquests -- The Middle East in the seventh century : a new world order.