Chronicle of Pseudo-Joshua the Stylite (Paperback, illustrated edition)

This is a Syriac text written, in all probability, by an inhabitant of Edessa almost immediately after the conclusion of the war between Rome and Persia in 502-506 AD. Although that conflict is treated in other ancient texts, none of them can match "Joshua" in his wealth of detail, his familiarity with the region where the hostilities occurred, and his proximity in time to the events. The Chronicle also vividly describes the famine and plague that swept through Edessa in the years immediately before the war. The work is a document of great importance for both the social and military history of late antiquity, remarkable for the information it provides on Roman and Persian empires alike.

General

Imprint:	Liverpool University Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Translated Texts for Historians, 32
Release date:	May 2000
Authors:	Pseudo-Joshua the Stylite
Translators:	Frank R. Trombley
Commentary by:	Frank R. Trombley
Translators:	John W. Watt
Commentary by:	John W. Watt
Dimensions:	210 x 147 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	240
Edition:	illustrated edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-85323-585-9
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Essays, journals, letters & other prose works > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Humanities > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Land forces & warfare > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Christian theology > General Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Christian theology > General Books > Christianity > Christian theology
LSN:	0-85323-585-6
Barcode:	9780853235859

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