Ghassan resurrected / by Yasmine Zahran.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-174) and indexes.

"Among Rome's allies in the East undoubtedly the most important was the tribe of Ghassan. In this book Yasmine Zahran recounts their story from the perspective of its principle rulers. It is a story of a people who played a role in the late Roman world every bit as important as the Franks, Goths and Lombards, but that is little known to modern Westerners, since they lived far from Europe's shores and, unlike these latter peoples, lacked their own historian."--Jacket.

Ch. I. Jabla ibn al-Ayham of the Sorrows -- Ch. II. Harith ibn Jabla and his three worlds -- Ch. III. Theodora, the Christ-worshipping queen -- Ch. IV. Justinian, recreating the past -- Ch. V. Mundir ibn al-Harith and his perverse fortune -- Ch. VI. Nu'man ibn al-Mundir and his return -- Ch. VII. Ghassanid descendants -- Ch. VIII. Ghassanid tales.