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Theophilus of Edessa’s Chronicle and the Circulation of Historical Knowledge in Late Antiquity and Early Islam - Translated Texts for Historians
Theophilus of Edessa’s Chronicle and the Circulation of Historical Knowledge in Late Antiquity and Early Islam - Translated Texts for Historians
A reconstruction of the lost chronicle of Theophilus of Edessa (d.785). Covering 590-760, it describes such world-changing events as the last great war of antiquity between Byzantium and Iran, the Arab conquests, the establishment of a Muslim empire, and the revolution that saw the capital of this empire shift from Damascus to Baghdad.
368 pages, 4 maps
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | August 3, 2011 |
ISBN13 | 9781846316975 |
Publishers | Liverpool University Press |
Pages | 368 |
Dimensions | 156 × 215 × 25 mm · 566 g |