{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/ae214237-27e8-43d6-b343-3c5facba584a/6bcb4825-05dd-499c-b245-e88f958eed7e?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"08.2 The Battle of Yarmouk 636 AD, Part 2","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/620e4d74bbc3136c1d1225d9/1677536003740-78980cd0f621d196f076f7c8e3b77045.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>The Rise of Islam in the 630’s threatened the existence of two ancient superpowers - the Persian and Roman Empires. In 636 AD the decisive battle took place between the Arabs led by Khalid ibn al-Walid and the Byzantine/Roman Empire of Heraklius- the Battle of Yarmouk.</p><p>www.historyeurope.net</p><p>Picture: Syria toward end of Muslim conquest, c. 638</p>","author_name":"Carl Rylett"}