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MATTHEW OF EDESSA?S CHRONICLE IBD

SOPHENE
03 / 2023
9781925937985
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Sinopsis

Matthew of EdessaâÇÖs Chronicleáis a valuable source for the history of the Near East in the 10th-12th centuries. MatthewâÇÖs work describes the period from 952 to 1129. Appended to it is a continuation by Gregory the Priest, which describes events from 1137 to 1162. Western scholars have used theáChronicleáprimarily for its unique information on the Crusades. It contains, additionally, invaluable information on Byzantium, the Arabs, Seljuks, Persians, and especially the Armenians, both secular and clerical, both lords and louts. Volume 3 was written in 1136-1137 and covers the period from 1102 to 1129, and includes the continuation by Gregory the Priest.The Sophene Dual Language series places the Classical Armenian text side-by-side with its English translation, making for the most accessible editions of the finest works of Armenian literature.Translated into English by Robert Bedrosian.

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