The seventh century in the West-Syrian chronicles
By: introduced, translated, and annotated by Andrew Palmer ; including two seventh-century Syriac apocalyptic texts, introduced, translated, and annotated by Sebastian Brock ; with added annotation and an historical introduction by Robert Hoyland.
Contributors: Palmer, Andrew.; Brock, Sebastian P.; Hoyland, Robert G., 1966-
Series: Translated texts for historians ;; v. 15
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Published: 1993
Place of publication: Liverpool, [Eng.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 305
Subjects: Syria -- History -- Sources.; Islamic Empire -- History -- Sources.
Genres: Sources.
Description: "Part One presents 12 texts written between 636 and 847, including date-lists, king-lists, anecdotal chronicles, inscriptions and a contemporary memorandum of the Arab conquest. Part Two contains a long extract from the Chronicle of AD 1234 with supplementary material from Michael the Syrian ... Part Three contains the last part of the Apocalypse of Pseudo-Methodius and a related text from Edessa"-- Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. lix-lxiii) and index.
"Part One presents 12 texts written between 636 and 847, including date-lists, king-lists, anecdotal chronicles, inscriptions and a contemporary memorandum of the Arab conquest.  Part Two contains a long extract from the Chronicle of AD 1234 with supplementary material from Michael the Syrian ... Part Three contains the last part of the Apocalypse of Pseudo-Methodius and a related text from Edessa"--Back cover.