The Chronicle of Joshua the Stylite
Composed in Syriac AD 507, with a Translation into English and Notes

Originally published in 1882, this book is an English translation of the text detailing the history and causes of the Anastasian War.

W. Wright (Edited and translated by)

9781107621053, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 8 August 2013

188 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.1 cm, 0.28 kg

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of the Anastasian War between the Roman Empire and the Persians in the sixth century AD, one of the earliest preserved historical documents in Syriac.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.

The chronicle of Joshua the Stylite: composed in Syriac AD 507, with a translation into English and notes.

Subject Areas: Ancient history: to c 500 CE [HBLA]