Theophilus of Edessa's chronicle and the circulation of historical knowledge in late aniquity and early Islam [electronic resource] / translated with an introduction and notes by Robert G. Hoyland.

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Book
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English
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Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 2011.
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368 p. : ill., maps, tables ; 21 cm.

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'Theophilus of Edessa was a Greek astrologer and scholar in the court of the Muslim caliphs in the eighth century. Making use of his fluency in Greek, Syriac, and Arabic, he brought together historical sources from each language to comprise a single chronicle that charted world-changing events in the Near East from 590-750 CE, among them the Arab conquests, the rise to power of a Muslim Arab dynasty, and the last great war of antiquity, between Byzantium and Iran. Though no longer extant, Theophilus's work is known from extensive citations by later historians, and Robert Hoyland has here collected and translated these citations to present the scope of the original text. Included are translations of four chronicles, several of which are being made available here for the first time to the English-language reader.'
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (p. 340-357) and index.
Reproduction note
Electronic reproduction. 2014.
Language note
Translated from four sources, one in Greek, one in Arabic, and two in Syriac.
Contents
  • Introduction
  • Translation of Theophilus of Edessa's Chronicle
  • Appendix 1: Unique notices in Theophanes about affairs in Syria and Palestine
  • Appendix 2: The common source of Theophilus' Chronicle and Chron 819
  • Appendix 3: The missing sections of Agapius from Ms Laurenziana Or 323
  • Gazetteer.
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Chronicle. English.
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