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 Gorgias Historical Texts (1935-6919): Gorgias Historical Texts makes available rare publications of historical texts from the ancient and medieval worlds. Texts are given in the original language, and, when available, in an English translation.
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| 978-1-61143-398-2 | William of Tyre, and François Guizot. Histoire des faites et gestes dans les régions d'Outre-Mer
The chronicle of William of Tyre, covering the crusades from Peter the Hermit to the eve of their great defeat, the fall of Jerusalem, translated by one of the few historians to become a statesman. More... | $523.20 | Add to Cart |  | 
| 978-1-61719-406-1 | Wright, Thomas, and James Orchard Halliwell. Reliquiae Antiquae
This two-volume set showcases a collection of English-language manuscript extracts from the thirteenth through sixteenth centuries. More... | $133.60 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-61719-331-6 | Burnside, W. F. The Acts of the Apostles
This text is a school edition of Acts, with full linguistic and some expository notes. More... | $68.30 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-61719-323-1 | Wilbur, Sibyl, and Mary Baker Eddy. The Life of Mary Baker Eddy
The Life of Mary Baker Eddy, the founder of Christian Science outlines the life of one of America's most successful preachers. The book, written during her lifetime, presents her legal and political positions and includes the final chapter on her death, burial, and immortality. More... | $83.60 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-61143-355-5 | of Caesarea, Eusebius, and William Cureton. History of the Martyrs in Palestine
This volume contains William Cureton's English translation of Eusebius of Caesarea's History of the Martyrs in Palestine. More... | $115.30 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-61719-424-5 | Florence of Worcester, and Thomas Forester. The Chronicle
The monk Florentius of Worcester compiled several chronicles and other sources, here translated into English. It is an independent source for Anglo-Saxon history, and a contemporary source for the Normans. More... | $179.20 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-60724-113-3 | Blochmann, H. The Ain I Akbari of Abul Fazl 'Allami
The “Institutes of Akbar,” or Ain-i-Akbari, are an unconventional history of the 16th century reign of Akbar the Great of the Mughal Dynasty. Ain-i-Akbari is actually the third volume of a much larger Persian document, the Akbarnama composed by Abuul Fazl. Ain-i-Akbari itself is a three-volume work, and the material offered in this set represents the first volume of that three-volume work. Included in this collection are the original Persian text, and the English translation of Heinrich Blochmann. More... | $1,109.38 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-60724-312-0 | Wüstenfeld, Ferdinand. Das Geographische Wörterbuch des Abu 'Obeid 'Abdallah ben 'Abd el-'Aziz el-Bekri
The incomplete manuscript known by the title Book of Highways and Kingdoms was an ambitious undertaking by Abu Ubayd Abd Allah ibn Abd al-Aziz al-Bakri, an eleventh-century Spanish-Arab geographer who never left al-Andalus. Relying on what he read and what travelers reported to him, al-Bakri composed a substantial reference work describing the geography, climate, people and customs of the world he knew, constructing what was to become a medieval manuscript of renown. Presented here in the original Arabic, and divided into two volumes for convenience of use, this chronicle will be welcomed by medievalists and others interested in the perception of the world in the 11th century. More... | $512.13 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-59333-949-4 | Wüstenfeld, Ferdinand. Ibn Coteiba's Handbuch der Geschichte
An early example of Islamic history, the Kitab al-ma'arif (“Book of Knowledge”) of ibn Qutayba (ibn Coteiba) has a prominent place. Born in Kufa, in present-day Iraq, ibn Qutayba was a teacher in Baghdad and he was among the first formal historians. This particular work ambitiously covers topics from the beginning of creation and facts about the period before the appearance of Islam (jahiliyya) to the names of the companions of the prophet Mohammed, famous jurists and masters of the oral tradition associated with the prophet (hadith). Presented here in the original Arabic, along with an introduction by Wüstenfeld, this early manual of history is sure to be of interest to anyone considering Islamic outlooks from the ninth century. More... | $155.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-59333-766-7 | Koenig, Nicholas. The History of the Governors of Egypt by Abu 'Umar Muhammad ibn Yusuf al-Kindi
Published for the first time in this book is the History of the Governors of Egypt by Abu Umar Muhammad ibn Yusuf al-Kindi (d. 870). Edited from a single manuscript by Nicholas Koenig, this study is as close as possible to a critical edition when only one manuscript survives. More... | $101.25 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-59333-515-1 | Al-Munabbih, Wahb bin. The Book of Crowns on the Kings of Himyar
The Book of Crowns on the Kings of Himyar, or Kitab al-Tigan as it is known in its original Arabic title, is a pre-Islamic collection rich with lore and myth by Wahb ibn al-Munabbih. More... | $128.20 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-59333-535-9 | Awwad, George. The Shabushti's Book of Monasteries
The venerable work of Abu al-Hasan Ali al-Shabushti (d. c. 1000), “The Book of Monasteries,” has come to hold an acclaimed status among scholars of early Arabic Christianity. Thoroughly annotated and cross-referenced, this Arabic edition by George Awwad is more than simply a catalogue of monasteries, it is a view into the culture of early Christianity as it developed in Iraq, Syria, Egypt, and Arabia. More... | $176.25 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-59333-913-5 | Lees, W. The Conquest of Syria
A representative of the Arabic genre known as “futuh reports,” The Conquest of Syria remains an important historical source although it is now recognized not to be the work of Abu Abdullah Muhammad Ibn Omar Ibn Waqid al-Aslami (called al-Waqidi). This Arabic document, part history, part romantic reconstruction of the past, is one of the main sources narrating the Muslim conquest of Syria. A window into the world of early Muslim self-perception, these documents are a valuable historical source in the sense of being period pieces. Here the Arabic text is presented along with the partial notes and comments of W. Nassau Lees, a noted writer on Eastern culture. More... | $185.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-59333-588-5 | Mehren, A. Manuel de la Cosmographie du Moyen Age
A fine example of Arabic science, Shams ed-Din abu-Abdullah Muhammad al-Dimashqi’s Cosmography has almost been forgotten by the Western world. Translated into French by A. F. Mehren, this important historical text will now be widely available. More... | $167.50 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-59333-521-2 | Saigh, Suleiman. History of the Iraqi City of Mosul
The city of Mosul in northern Iraq, some 396 km (250 miles) northwest of Baghdad, is today a central point in the political struggles of Iraq. This three-volume set is the most comprehensive history of this historical city ever written. The first volume covers the political history of the city, the second volume covers the cultural history of Mosul, and the third volume is a comprehensive survey of the archaeology and art of the city.
More... | $254.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-59333-763-6 | Al-Baladhuri, Abu-l 'Abbas. The Origins of the Islamic State in 2 Volumes
This set is one of the most reliable sources on the beginnings of Islamic statehood. It covers the wars of Prophet Muhammad, the ridda wars, the conquests of Syria, Armenia, Egypt, Morocco, and the occupation of Iraq and Persia. The set also covers the spread of Islam into the outer-lying areas of the Middle East. More... | $291.25 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-59333-418-5 | Bedjan, Paul. The History of Mar Jab-Alaha and Rabban Sauma
This books gives the Syriac text of the account of Yaballaha III, Church of the East Patriarch, and his vicar Bar Sauma, the Mongol Ambassador to the Frankish courts at the end of the thirteenth century. More... | $156.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 1-59333-414-1 | Montgomery, James. The History of Yaballaha III and of His Vicar Bar Sauma
This book gives an introduction and an annotated English translation of the Syriac account of Yaballaha III, Church of the East Patriarch, and his vicar Bar Sauma, the Mongol Ambassador to the Frankish courts at the end of the thirteenth century. The translation is based on Bedjan’s 1895 edition of the Syriac text (also available from Gorgias Press). In addition to the translation, a survey of the Mongols and their relation to the West is given, as well as a brief history of the "Nestorian" Church. More... | $95.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 1-59333-015-4 | Margoliouth, Jessie. Extracts from the Ecclesiastical History of John Bishop of Ephesus
Composed in three parts, the book chronicles a critical period in the Syriac Orthodox Church, and represents the greatest literary work by the author. It includes grammatical, historical, and geographical notes in English and German. More... | $93.75 | Add to Cart | | 
| 1-59333-256-4 | Budge, E. The Chronography of Bar Hebraeus
This is the standard edition of the chronicle of Bar Hebraeus in Syriac and English translation. It gives the political history of the world from the creation to the year AD 1286. More... | $185.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 1-59333-041-3 | Wright, William, and Norman McLean. The Ecclesiastical History of Eusebius in Syriac
The Ecclesiastical History of Eusebius of Caesarea, who flourished in the fourth century, has long been considered a landmark in Christian historiography. Written originally in Greek, a Syriac translation appeared during or shortly after the lifetime of the author. More... | $111.25 | Add to Cart | | 
| 1-59333-263-7 | Budge, E. The Histories of Rabban Hormizd and Rabban Bar-Idta
The importance of these biographies lies in the fact that their subjects founded two great monasteries which became centers for teaching and monasticism at a critical period of the Church of the East, during the seventh and following centuries. More... | $208.75 | Add to Cart | | 
| 1-59333-014-6 | Wright, William. The Chronicle of Joshua the Stylite
This standard edition of the Chronicle, composed in AD 507, is considered one of the most valuable authorities for the period with which it deals. The manuscript from which the text is derived is a palimpsest copied between 907 and 944. More... | $106.25 | Add to Cart | | 
| 1-59333-267-X | Plummer, Carolus. Venerabilis Baedae Historiam Ecclesiasticam
This edition of Bede's Church History is based on the oldest manuscripts. It gives an account of Christianity in England, and is considered to be the foundation of our knowledge of British history. More... | $163.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 1-59333-011-1 | Budge, E. The History of Alexander the Great
This is a Syriac edition, with English translation, of the folk-lore and legends connected to Alexander the Great. This ancient text represents a Greek text that is much older than any other known version. More... | $111.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 1-59333-253-X | Budge, E. The Book of Governors: The Historia Monastica of Thomas of Marga AD 840
This narrative forms a history of the monasticism and asceticism of the Church of the East in the countries east of the Tigris. It is a valuable supplement to this history, as it is a period of existence in which little is known. More... | $163.00 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-61143-897-0 | Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres. Recueil des historiens des croisades. Documents arméniens
The classic French collection on Armenia during the Crusades: chronicles, charters, the laments of Armenia over the Muslims and the Mongols, the report of an ecumenical conference, and much more. More... | $385.90 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-61143-900-7 | Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres. Recueil des historiens des croisades. Documents grecs
The classic collection of Byzantine sources from the Crusades, from the preliminaries of the first Crusade to a list of the loot of Constantinople after it was taken by the Westerners in 1204. More... | $301.60 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-61143-407-1 | Bergeron, Pierre. Voyages faits principalement en Asie dans les XII, XIII, XIV, et XV Siecles par Benjamin de Tudele, Jean du Plan-Carpin, N. Ascelin, Guillaume de Rubruquis, Marc Paul Venitien, Haiton, Jean de Mandeville, et Ambroise Contarini
Medieval European travels to Asia, translated, summarized, or compiled by a seventeenth-century French geographer: contains Benjamin of Tudela, Plano Carpini, Rubruquius, Hayton of Corycus, Marco Polo, Ambrogio Contarini and much more. More... | $134.50 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-61143-062-2 | Ginsburg, Christian D. Biblia Hebraica
This is the Hebrew Bible, as edited by Christian David Ginsburg at the end of the nineteenth century. More... | $562.35 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-61143-441-5 | Hakluyt, Richard. The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation
Every primary narrative of English journeying or exploration this Renaissance man could find, with translations where necessary, whether into the Northern seas, the Mediteranean, Africa, Asia or America. All three volumes in one More... | $410.80 | Add to Cart | | 
| 978-1-61143-402-6 | Jacques de Vitry, and François Guizot. Histoire des Croisades
A contemporary history of the Crusades, covering both Western Asia and Europe. Rarely edited or translated, this translation is by Guizot, the historian and Prime Minister. More... | $162.70 | Add to Cart | |
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