The Last Great War of Antiquity

James Howard-Johnston, Emeritus Fellow, Corpus Christi College, Oxford

James Howard-Johnston is Emeritus Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Oxford. He was previously a Junior Research Lecturer at Christ Church, Oxford between 1966 and 1971, Junior Fellow at Dumbarton Oaks, Washington D.C. from 1968-9, and University Lecturer in Byzantine Studies at the University of Oxford and Fellow of Corpus Christi College from 1971 until 2009. He has also served as both an Oxford City Councillor and an Oxfordshire County Councillor and is married to the novelist Angela Huth.

Introduction
1. Khusro's War of Revenge
2. The Heraclian Revolution
3. The Persian Break-Through
4. Khusro's Fateful Decision
5. The Middle East in the 620s
6. Opening of the Battle for Survival
7. Heraclius' First Counteroffensive
8. Climax of the War
9. Heraclius' Second Counteroffensive
10. The Difficult Road to Peace
11. Conclusion
Afterword
Appendix I. Dramatis Personae
Appendix II. Scene
Appendix III. Sources