Three New Editions of Dostoevsky's The Gambler!
11/11: Three new editions of Fyodor Dostoevsky's The Gambler in Dual Language (Russian-English), Western Armenian and Eastern Armenian.
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The Dalassenes: On the Origin of a Byzantine Noble Family
Nicholas Adontz' The Dalassenes: On the Origin of a Byzantine Noble Family, translated from the French by Robert Bedrosian.
The Canons of Saint Sahak
The Canons of Saint Sahak, in Classical Armenian, with a facing English translation by Frederick Conybeare.
Saint Nerses Shnorhali's Letter to the Edessans
Saint Nerses Shnorhali's Letter to the Edessans, in Classical Armenian, with an English translation by Beyon Miloyan.
The Assizes of Antioch (Part II: Assizes of the Court of the Bourgeois)
The Assizes of Antioch (Part II: Assizes of the Court of the Bourgeois), in Middle Armenian with a facing French translation by Fr. Ghevont Alishan.
The Assizes of Antioch (Part I: Assizes of the Seignorial Court)
The Assizes of Antioch, in Middle Armenian with a facing French translation by Fr. Ghevont Alishan.
On the Armenian Monasteries in the Holy City of Jerusalem
Anastas Vardapet's On the Armenian Monasteries in the Holy City of Jerusalem, in Classical Armenian with a facing French translation by Fr. Ghevont Alishan.
A Word of Advice Concerning Monastics
A Word of Advice Concerning Monastics by Yeghishe, in 5th century Classical Armenian with a facing English translation by Beyon Miloyan.
Ghazar P'arpec'i
Ghazar P'arpec'i by Karekin Zarbanalian (1865) Ghazar P’arpec’i flourished at the end of the fifth and the beginning of the sixth century. It was a miserable period, after the dissolution of the Arsacid throne, when Armenia was under the political rule of the marzbans. Discord had started to rear its ugly head among the nakharars, putting the country in...
P'awstos Buzand
On P'awstos Buzand's exquisite History of the Armenians by Karekin Zarbanalian.
Smbat Sparapet’s Letter to King Henry I of Cyprus
The author of the History of the Tartars, Het’um the Historian, was the nephew of King Het’um I and Smbat Sparapet (commander-in-chief) of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, both of whom were knowledgeable informants by virtue of having made the multi-year journey to the Far East (Smbat in 1247-51, and Het’um in in 1254-55). Smbat described some of his observations...
The Last Empire of Iran: Interview with Michael Bonner
Michael Bonner is an independent scholar specializing in Iranian history. His new book, The Last Empire of Iran, is a narrative history of the Sasanian dynasty from its founding in the 3rd century to the Arab conquests in the 7th century.