Theophilus of Edessa's Chronicle and the circulation of historical knowledge in late antiquity and early Islam

Theophilus of Edessa's Chronicle and the circulation of historical knowledge in late antiquity and early Islam / translated with an introduction and notes by Robert G. Hoyland.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Theophilus, of Edessa, 695-785
Other Authors: Hoyland, Robert G., 1966-
Format: Book
Language:English
Ancient Greek
Arabic
Syriac
Published: Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 2011.
Series:Translated texts for historians ; v. 57.
Subjects:
Khosrow > II, > King of Persia, > -628.
Theophilus, > of Edessa, > 695-785.
Sassanids > History > Sources.
Historiography > Islamic Empire.
Learning and scholarship > Islamic Empire.
Islamic Empire > History > 622-661 > Sources.
Islamic Empire > History > 661-750 > Sources.
Description
Item Description:"[Theophilus'] work is no longer extant, but it was cited extensively by a number of later historians and Robert Hoyland has collected and translated all these citations...."--P. [4] of cover.
The material translated by Hoyland is taken from four sources, one in Greek, one in Arabic, and two in Syriac--Cf. p. [4] of cover.
Physical Description:368 p. : ill, maps. ; 21 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. [340]-357) and index.
ISBN:9781846316975
1846316979
9781846316982 (pbk.)
1846316987 (pbk.)

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