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The chronicle of Joshua the Stylite

Wright, W.(Edited and translated by)
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Originally published in 1882, this book by highly esteemed Syriac scholar William Wright is an English translation of the text detailing the history and causes of the Anastasian War between the Roman Empire and the Persians in the sixth century AD, one of the earliest preserved historical documents in Syriac.

Also included is a copy of the Syriac source text with scholarly footnotes and comparisons among the various manuscripts.

This book will be of value to historians of late Antiquity and of the ancient Western reception of the civilizations of the East.

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Cambridge University Press
1107621054 / 9781107621053
Paperback / softback
08/08/2013
United Kingdom
English
188 pages
23 cm
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Learn More
Translated from the Syriac.