Unlike conflicts in egypt and syria, the conflict in the byzantine territory of anatolia
was quickly settled.
involved several nations.
went on for centuries.
resulted in few deaths.

i disagree that there is little difference between adult female development and adult male development. sociological studies comparing female and male pathways to adulthood, revelead that there are sustancial differences between them. particularly, female and male differ from timing of marriage, when they began to live with children and the likelihood of combining wife/husband and parent roles.