522. Warlords of the West: A Clash of Ice and Fire (Part 3)

2083.082 - 2102.194 Tom Holland

And he writes that the Arabs had acquired by conquest the arms manufacturing infrastructure of what had been a large part of the eastern half of the Roman Empire. These production resources were far better developed than those found during the early 8th century throughout the Empire's Romano-German successor states in the West. So basically, you know, their kit is loads, loads better.