This set includes:
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History of the Aghuans (Book I)
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History of the Aghuans (Book II)
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History of the Aghuans (Book III)
The History of the Aghuans is a major source for the history of the indigenous Aghuan people of Caucasia from the earliest times to about A.D. 988. Aghuania (also Aghuank, Arran, Aghbania, Caucasian Albania) comprised parts of modern Dagestan and Azerbaijan, Armenia’s eastern neighbor. Its ancient peoples and their numerous languages were noted occasionally by classical Greek and Latin authors. Like the neighboring Armenians, the Aghuans were part of the Iranian-Zoroastrian culture-world for at least a millennium. Their royalty and nobility had marriage ties with their counterparts in Iran and Armenia. Also, like Armenia, Aghuania was among the countries early visited by the Apostles; and the Aghuan and Armenian churches were frequently united. Book 1 gives a brief summary of Armenian and Aghuanian history reaching to the end of the 5th century. Book 2 describes events from the 5th-7th centuries reaching the year 683. Book III describes the Arab domination and reaches into the 10th century.
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Book Details
Length:Â 226 pages (Book I), 366 pages (Book II), 176 pages (Book III)
Format: Paperback
Publication Date: December 1, 2020 (Book I), August 24, 2021 (Book II), March 28, 2023 (Book III)
Original Language: Armenian
Translated Language: English
ISBN-13: 978-1-925937-59-6 (Book I), 978-1-925937-58-9 (Book II), 978-1-925937-97-8 (Book III)
Medieval Literature
The books in the medieval Armenian literature set address important episodes in Armenian and Near East history, including the Mongol and Seljuk invasions, the fall of Ani, the Battle of Manzikert, the Crusades, etc. The books also contain a welter of information about Armenian anthropology and folklore, and are invaluable learning tools for students of Classical Armenian (Grabar).
The five editions of this set are translated by the renowned Armenologist Robert Bedrosian, who received his Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1979, specializing in ancient and medieval Armenian history, and went on to have a decades-long successful career in computer programming. These books respect Armenia’s great literary and cultural legacy, as well as Robert’s lifetime contributions to Armenian history, literature and culture.
