Will Kürlich Kerl
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With a POD of 400 have the Eastern Roman empire conquer the entire Arabian Peninsula and hold it for more than 200 years.
katchen I like what you did about Muhammad. Clever. I agree the Byzantines were interested in the trade Arabia could bring the empire and the taxes. Always taxes. They would never concern themselves with the subjugation of the interior. The tribesmen may meet them and the Byzantines name them nominal vassals. But I think direct control of the peninsula would not be a priority for the Byzantines.
Thats interesting. I've never read a Turtledove novel. The ones that I have seen at my local library, have always seemed to fantasy like to catch my attention. Do you believe that the Byzantine Empire would ever have tried to conquer Arabia?
Why on earth would they ever conquer the Nejd? Thats just a death sentence, even Cambyses the Mad wouldn't do that.