Theophilus of Edessa's Chronicle and the Circulation of Historical Knowledge in Late Antiquity and Early Islam

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Preface and Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction Translation of Theophilus of Edessa's Chronicle Appendix 1: Unique Notices in Theophanes about Affairs in Syria and Palestine Appendix 2: The Common Source of Theophilus' Chronicle and Chron 819 Appendix 3: The Missing Sections of Agapius from Ms Laurenziana Or 323 Gazetteer Maps 1. The Near East in Late Antiquity 2. Provinces of the Early Islamic Middle East 3. Syro-Mesopotamia in the Sixth-Eighth Centuries Figures 1. Transmission to and from Theophilus of Edessa 2. The Tribe of Quraysh 3. The Umayyad Caliphs Bibliography Index