Late Antique Historiography

History of the Armenians

Title(s):
  • History of the Armenians
  • Ἡ τῶν Ἀρμενίων ἱστορία
    (Hē tōn Armeniōn historia, The history of the Armenians)
  • Ἡ τῶν Ἀρμενίων συγγραφή
    (Hē tōn Armeniōn suggraphē, The history of the Armenians)
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Period covered:
4th-6th c.?
Language:
Greek
State of Preservation:
Fragmentary
Genre:
  • Secular history (ethnic history)
  • Secular history (general)
Remarks:
Traina argued that when Procopius mentions the history (ἱστορία) of the Armenians, he alludes to the Armenian written tradition in general, which he draws on for his own narrative. According to Traina, Procopius does not refer to a single literary work (Traina 1989: 407-409).
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Bibliography:
  • Av. Cameron (1985) Procopius and the sixth century. Berkeley.
  • H.B. Dewing, G. Downey (1954=1932) Procopius. Volume One. (The Loeb Classical Library) London.
  • H.B. Dewing, G. Downey (1961=1954) Procopius. Volume Seven. (The Loeb Classical Library) London.
  • H.B. Dewing, G. Downey (1954=1932) Procopius. Volume One. (The Loeb Classical Library) London.
  • H.B. Dewing, G. Downey (1961=1954) Procopius. Volume Seven. (The Loeb Classical Library) London.
  • J. Traina (2001) 'Faustus "of Byzantium", Procopius, and the Armenian history (Jacoby, FGrHist 679.3-4)'. In: Novum millennium: Studies on Byzantine history and culture dedicated to Paul Speck, ed. C. Sode - S. Takács. Aldershot: 405-413.
  • G. Traina (2018) 'The Armenian Primary history: a source of Procopius?' In: Le monde de Procope. The world of Procopius (Orient et Méditerranée 28), eds. G. Greatrex, S. Janniard, J. King. Paris: 173-182.