Brief History of Syria

Youssef al-Dibs's book, "e;A Brief History of Syria,"e; presents an intense and exciting journey through the history of the Levant, beginning with its earliest eras when it was inhabited by scattered tribes, extending to the time of Alexander the Great and the Roman Empire, then to the eras of the Islamic caliphates and successive states: the Umayyad, Abbasid, Fatimid, Ayyubid, Mamluk, and Ottoman...