History of the Armenians by Kirakos Gandzakets'i

History of the Armenians by Kirakos Gandzakets

Length: 282 pages (Volume I) and 372 pages (Volume II) Finally, the author described the events of his own day: the period of the Zak'arids, the Mongol invasions and domination, and their impact on the Armenians and other peoples of the Middle East. Part III contains a biographical list of the Catholicoi of Aghuania. Part II describes political and military events in the 12 thcentury, both in Eastern Armenia and in the Armenian kingdom of Cilicia. Part I is a summary of Armenian church and political history from the 4 th c. This lengthy work, which has survived in 65 chapters, is divided thematically into sections. Kirakos Gandzaketsi's History of the Armenians is a primary source for the study of the Armenian highlands in the 13 th c. In this series, we aim to make the most important works of ancient Armenian literature accessible to the broadest possible audience by placing the original Armenian text on the left-hand side and the corresponding English translation on the right-hand side.

These works are some of the gems of Medieval Armenian literature and are an important work in Sophene’s Dual Language Series. This complete set contains both volumes of the History of the Armenians by Kirakos Gandzaketsi. Kirakos Gandzaketsi's History of the Armenians (Vol II).Kirakos Gandzaketsi's History of the Armenians (Vol I).

History of the Armenians by Kirakos Gandzakets'i