A short chronicle on the end of the Sasanian Empire and early Islam 590-660 A.D. /
The Short Chronicle is an eyewitness report on the demise of the Sasanian and Byzantines Empires and the beginning of the Islamic period. It uses official Sasanian sources and Syriac church documents and mentions for the first time new Arab cities, including Mosul, Kufa, and Baṣra.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Piscataway, NJ :
Gorgias Press,
2016.
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| Series: | Gorgias chronicles of late antiquity ;
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| Summary: | The Short Chronicle is an eyewitness report on the demise of the Sasanian and Byzantines Empires and the beginning of the Islamic period. It uses official Sasanian sources and Syriac church documents and mentions for the first time new Arab cities, including Mosul, Kufa, and Baṣra. |
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| Physical Description: | xc, 162 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-141) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9781463205638 1463205635 |