After the rise of Muhammad across the Arabian peninsula in the 7th Century, Christian armies faced a serious threat to Western Civilization. Things came to a head in 636 at the Battle of Yarmuk, when Heraclius' Byzantine army met with crushing defeat before an advancing Muslim army. Many think the conflict between these two religions started with the first Crusade in 1095, but it starts long before that. In this episode, we talk about what happened at this famous battle and why Yarmuk st...

Yarmuk: The Most Pivotal Battle in Western History

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The Albanian Braveheart: Skanderbeg, Ottomon Slave Trade, & Janissaries

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The Alfred Option: Fortress Building in the Negative World with Timon Cline and Cliff Humphrey

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The First Crusade & the Retaking of Jerusalem

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Pope Urban II and the Call for the First Crusade

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Yarmuk: The Most Pivotal Battle in Western History

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