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MATTHEW OF EDESSA?S CHRONICLE IBD

SOPHENE
10 / 2021
9781925937718
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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 II was written over fifteen years (1110 to 1125), and covers the period from 1053 to 1102.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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