Part of the Sophene Dual Language Series:
This is the complete 2-volume paperback set of Ghazar P'arpec'i's History of the Armenians, in Classical Armenian with a facing English translation by Robert Bedrosian.
Ghazar P'arpec'i's History of the Armenians was written at the end of the fifth or beginning of the sixth century. The first book of this three-book work begins with information concerning the division of Armenia between the Byzantine and Sasanian empires (in 387), and describes the invention of the Armenian alphabet and the abolition of the monarchy in the Iranian-controlled eastern sector (428) to the death of Catholicos Sahak (439). Book II describes the anti-Iranian Armenian uprising of 450/451 (the battle of Awarayr) led by Vardan Mamikonean, while Book III describes another anti-Iranian uprising led by Vardan's nephew, Vahan Mamikonean, and known as the Vahaneants (481-84). Volume I contains Books I and II, while Volume II contains Book III.
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Book Details
Length: 386 pages (Volume I) and 294 pages (Volume II)
Format: Paperback
Publication Date: March 1, 2021 and March 1, 2022
Original Language: Classical Armenian
Translated Language: English
ISBN-13: 978-1-925937-74-9 (Volume I) and 978-1-925937-80-0 (Volume II)
