Difficulty In Devising Defence For Syria Essay

, Research Paper Disturbing Precedents Seen propensity to passive resistance from leaders of centres in Palestine, Syria, Byzantine, Mesopotamia in face Muslim invasions ? security walled towns. Syrian and Mesopotamian inclination to avoid violent resistance not unique- part of normal pattern throughout late Roman Empire. No arms allowed anyway – deters resistance. Private defending of walls ? not privatisation but Byzantine government trying to stop bearing of arms Heraclius no longer afford to maintain the large number of garrisons ? except maybe on Mesopotamian borders with Persia Religious reasons protections Palestine ? prestige of government ability to defend faith and land