Robert G. Hoyland is Professor of Late Antique and Early Islamic Middle East History at the Institute for Study of the Ancient World of New York University. Previous publications include 'Theophilus of Edessa’s Chronicle and the Circulation of Historical Knowledge in Late Antiquity and Early Islam' (LUP, 2011).

... this is a very useful and scholarly publication which will bring these interesting texts to a wider audience, as well as furthering the study of both Theophilus’ lost Chronicle and those writings which made use of it.Ecclesiastical History, Volume 64/3

• Preface and AcknowledgementsList of AbbreviationsIntroductionTranslation of Theophilus of Edessa's ChronicleAppendix 1: Unique Notices in Theophanes about Affairs in Syria and PalestineAppendix 2: The Common Source of Theophilus' Chronicle and Chron 819Appendix 3: The Missing Sections of Agapius from Ms Laurenziana Or 323GazetteerMaps1. The Near East in Late Antiquity2. Provinces of the Early Islamic Middle East3. Syro-Mesopotamia in the Sixth-Eighth CenturiesFigures1. Transmission to and from Theophilus of Edessa2. The Tribe of Quraysh3. The Umayyad CaliphsBibliographyIndex

Robert G. Hoyland is Professor of Late Antique and Early Islamic Middle East History at the Institute for Study of the Ancient World of New York University. Previous publications include 'Theophilus of Edessa’s Chronicle and the Circulation of Historical Knowledge in Late Antiquity and Early Islam' (LUP, 2011).

... this is a very useful and scholarly publication which will bring these interesting texts to a wider audience, as well as furthering the study of both Theophilus’ lost Chronicle and those writings which made use of it.Ecclesiastical History, Volume 64/3

• Preface and AcknowledgementsList of AbbreviationsIntroductionTranslation of Theophilus of Edessa's ChronicleAppendix 1: Unique Notices in Theophanes about Affairs in Syria and PalestineAppendix 2: The Common Source of Theophilus' Chronicle and Chron 819Appendix 3: The Missing Sections of Agapius from Ms Laurenziana Or 323GazetteerMaps1. The Near East in Late Antiquity2. Provinces of the Early Islamic Middle East3. Syro-Mesopotamia in the Sixth-Eighth CenturiesFigures1. Transmission to and from Theophilus of Edessa2. The Tribe of Quraysh3. The Umayyad CaliphsBibliographyIndex

Robert G. Hoyland is Professor of Late Antique and Early Islamic Middle East History at the Institute for Study of the Ancient World of New York University. Previous publications include 'Theophilus of Edessa’s Chronicle and the Circulation of Historical Knowledge in Late Antiquity and Early Islam' (LUP, 2011).

... this is a very useful and scholarly publication which will bring these interesting texts to a wider audience, as well as furthering the study of both Theophilus’ lost Chronicle and those writings which made use of it.Ecclesiastical History, Volume 64/3

• Preface and AcknowledgementsList of AbbreviationsIntroductionTranslation of Theophilus of Edessa's ChronicleAppendix 1: Unique Notices in Theophanes about Affairs in Syria and PalestineAppendix 2: The Common Source of Theophilus' Chronicle and Chron 819Appendix 3: The Missing Sections of Agapius from Ms Laurenziana Or 323GazetteerMaps1. The Near East in Late Antiquity2. Provinces of the Early Islamic Middle East3. Syro-Mesopotamia in the Sixth-Eighth CenturiesFigures1. Transmission to and from Theophilus of Edessa2. The Tribe of Quraysh3. The Umayyad CaliphsBibliographyIndex