Theophilus of Edessa's Chronicle and the circulation of historical knowledge in late antiquity and early Islam
First Statement of Responsibility
/ translated with an introduction and notes by Robert G. Hoyland.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Liverpool
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
: Liverpool University Press
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
, 2011.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
368 p.
Other Physical Details
: ill, maps.
Dimensions
; 21 cm.
SERIES
Series Title
Translated texts for historians
Volume Designation
; v. 57
GENERAL NOTES
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"[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.
Text of Note
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.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [340]-357) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Translation of Theophilus of Edessa's Chronicle. Section 1, The Persian King Khusrau's war against the Romans -- Section 2, The Islamic period -- Section 3, The third Arab civil war and rise of the Abbasids -- Appendices.