The Chronicle of Michael the Great (The Edessa-Aleppo Syriac Codex) / / ed. by Amir Harrak.
Michael the Great was elected patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox church in a most instable period. He nevertheless, found time, clarity of mind, and determination to write a voluminous world chronicle, which he completed four years before he died in November 7, 1199. The present edition and its transl...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2019 English |
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Place / Publishing House: | Piscataway, NJ : : Gorgias Press, , [2019] ©2019 |
Year of Publication: | 2019 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Gorgias Chronicles of Late Antiquity ;
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (531 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- Bibliographic Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Text and Translation -- Book XV -- Book XVI -- Book XVII -- Book XVIII -- Book XIX -- Book XX -- Book XXI -- Bibliography -- Index -- Index of Biblical Quotations -- Index of Personal Names -- Index of Geographical Names -- Subjects Index |
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Summary: | Michael the Great was elected patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox church in a most instable period. He nevertheless, found time, clarity of mind, and determination to write a voluminous world chronicle, which he completed four years before he died in November 7, 1199. The present edition and its translation begin with Book XV and end with Book XXI, the last Book in the Chronicle, thereby covering more than 160 years, from AD 1031 to AD 1195. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781463240325 9783110610765 9783110664232 9783110610178 9783110606195 9783110661514 |
DOI: | 10.31826/9781463240325 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | ed. by Amir Harrak. |