Byzantium and the Arabs in the Sixth Century, Volume 2, Part 1 (Dumbarton Oaks Other Titles in Byzantine Studies)

"The evidence, it must be said, is extremely fragmentary and comes largely from Byzantine (Greek and Syraic) sources. Between the isolated incidents that happen to be reported are large gaps that can be bridged only by speculation. In his reading of the evidence, Shahid is staunchly pro-Ghassanid....Shahid has assembled a huge body of evidence...and raised many important questions, although I wish he had done so at less inordinate length."Irfan Shahîd is the author of 'Byzantium and the Arabs in the Sixth Century, Volume 2, Part 1 (Dumbarton Oaks Other Titles in Byzantine Studies)', published 2002 under ISBN 9780884022848 and ISBN 0884022846.