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Michael Goodyear

Michael Goodyear is a J.D. Candidate at the University of Michigan Law School. He has an A.B. in History and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations from the University of Chicago, where he specialized in Byzantine history. He has published articles in a variety of academic and general-interest publications, including Le Monde diplomatique , Ancient History Encyclopedia , History News Network , and the Michigan Journal of International Law . For a full list of his history publications, please see his blog.

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Byzantium survived the Arab invasions by developing a new system of defense.

Adapting to Survive: How Byzantium Survived the Arab Invasions

The seventh century was a vital point in the history of the Byzantine army. Since the beginning of the century, territory in the Balkans had steadily been lost to Avars and Slavs . Byzantine forces...