This series has fourteen easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Hiding in Mecca.IntroductionMohammed founded one of the great
Battle of Guadalete
Today's installment concludes Saracens Invade Spain,our selection from History of the Mahometan Dynasties in Spain by Abu-l-'Abbas Ahmad ibn
Tarik’s Speech to the Muslim Army
Roderic arrived on the banks of the Guadalete with a formidable army, which most historians compute at one hundred thousand cavalry.Continuing
Goths Betrayal of Spain
No sooner did Tarik set his foot in Andalusia than he was attacked by a Goth named Tudmir (Theodomir), to whom Roderic had entrusted the defense of
Saracens Invade Spain
This series has four easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: They Cross the Narrow Sea.IntroductionWhen assailed by the Saracen