A city in western Europe, Paris serves as a geographic marker for two pivotal moments in late antique and early medieval history. It was the site where the Petulantes Legion mutinied and declared Julian emperor while he was reluctantly leading troops eastward for Constantius. Centuries later, it stood as a measure of Islamic expansion's reach, with Muslim forces advancing to within 150 miles of the city less than 150 years after Muhammad's death.
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Episode 5 (1 mention)
Where Julian stopped to rest while reluctantly making his way east with troops for Constantius, and where the Petulantes Legion mutinied and declared him emperor.
“Reluctantly he made his way east, stopping in Paris to rest.”
Episode 10 (1 mention)
Mentioned as a measure of the staggering reach of Islamic expansion: within 150 years of Muhammad's death, Muslim forces were within 150 miles of Paris in the west, having swept across North Africa and into Europe.
“at the gates of Constantinople in the east, and within 150 miles of Paris in the west.”
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