Apocalypse. an Alexandrian World Chronicle

by Pseudo-Methodius

This volume contains two texts that crossed the Mediterranean in Late Antiquity. The Apocalypse of Pseudo-Methodius was one of the first works composed in response to the Arab invasions and the establishment of the Muslim empire in the seventh century. In a matter of decades, it was translated from its original Syriac into Greek and from Greek into Latin. (Both the Greek and Latin texts are presented here.) The Apocalypse enjoyed immense popularity...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674053079
• ISBN13: 9780674053076
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.3" x 8.0"