TY - BOOK ID - 5264113 TI - The Armenian history attributed to Sebeos. AU - Thompson, Robert W. AU - Howard-Johnston, James D. AU - Greenwood, Tim. PY - 1999 VL - 31 SN - 0853235643 9780853235644 1846312590 PB - Liverpool Liverpool university press DB - UniCat KW - Sebeos, KW - Armenia KW - Arménie KW - History KW - Histoire KW - Historiography. KW - Sebēos, KW - Seb*eos, KW - 428-640. KW - Asia KW - Historiographie. KW - Sebēos, KW - Arménie UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:5264113 AB - This, the first English translation of the 1979 critical edition of the classical Armenian text, is of interest to all those studying the Middle East in late antiquity, since Sebeos not only sets the scene for the coming of Islam but provides the only substantial non-Muslim account of the initial period of expansion. The notes are specifically aimed at the reader unfamiliar with Armenian. The historical commentary makes an original contribution to modern scholarship on the period, and assesses the accuracy and value of the text. ER -