The Battle of Yarmouk (Encore)

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

History, Education

4.7 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 19 July 2023

⏱️ 10 minutes

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From August 15 to August 20, in the year 636, one of the most important battles in history took place. The participants in the battle couldn’t have known it, but the results of that battle would shape world history for the next 1400 years. Much of the geography of the world today, can be traced back to the results from those six days. Learn more about the Battle of Yarmouk, one of the most important battles in world history, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Expedition Unknown Find out the truth behind popular, bizarre legends. Expedition Unknown, a podcast from Discovery, chronicles the adventures of Josh Gates as he investigates unsolved iconic stories across the globe. With direct audio from the hit TV show, you’ll hear Gates explore stories like the disappearance of Amelia Earhart in the South Pacific and the location of Captain Morgan's treasure in Panama. These authentic, roughshod journeys help Gates separate fact from fiction and learn the truth behind these compelling stories. InsideTracker provides a personal health analysis and data-driven wellness guide to help you add years to your life—and life to your years. Choose a plan that best fits your needs to get your comprehensive biomarker analysis, customized Action Plan, and customer-exclusive healthspan resources. For a limited time, Everything Everywhere Daily listeners can get 20% off InsideTracker’s new Ultimate Plan. Visit InsideTracker.com/eed. Subscribe to the podcast! https://link.chtbl.com/EverythingEverywhere?sid=ShowNotes -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Peter Bennett & Thor Thomsen Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Listen on Podurama: https://podurama.com Update your podcast app at newpodcastapps.com Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey everyone this is Gary and I just wanted to let you know that I'm going to be taking a brief summer break this week
0:05.2	So I've lined up some episodes from the archives that statistically I know most of you haven't listened to and if you have heard it
0:11.1	It'll be a good refresher.
0:13.0	I'll be back again with new episodes on July 23rd.
0:20.0	From August 15th to August 20th, in the year 636, one of the most important battles in world history took place.
0:26.6	The participants in the battle couldn't have known it, but the results of that battle would shape
0:30.5	world history for the next 1,400 years.
0:33.9	Much of the geography of the world today can be traced back to the results of those six days.
0:39.5	Learn more about the Battle of Yarmuk, and one of the most important battles in world history on this episode of
0:44.6	Everything Everywhere Daily. I consider doing an episode on the greatest battles in world history.
1:05.2	I did quite a bit of research on the topic and I eventually found myself asking the
1:08.5	question what is a great battle. I previously did an episode on the Battle of Cany, where the Romans were routed
1:14.4	by the Carthaginians during the Second Punic War. It's a very famous battle simply for the
1:19.1	brilliant general ship of Hannibal. However, in the end, it didn't really matter. Rome lost the battle but they
1:24.3	still ended up winning the war. So I began trying to find battles that really
1:28.5	turned the course of history. These type of conflicts wouldn't have been one
1:32.3	European king fighting some other European king,
1:35.0	but rather clashes of civilizations.
1:38.0	A battle where if things were to have gone differently,
1:41.0	the world would be a very different place today. Sometimes it's a case
1:45.6	of defeating an invading army like in the Battle of Marathon and sometimes it might be
1:49.3	the success of a conquering army like the Battle of Gogamela. I still might do that episode giving an overview of such
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