Apocalypse. An Alexandrian World Chronicle

Apocalypse. An Alexandrian World Chronicle
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 461
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ISBN-10 : 9780674053076
ISBN-13 : 0674053079
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Book Synopsis Apocalypse. An Alexandrian World Chronicle by : Pseudo-Methodius

Download or read book Apocalypse. An Alexandrian World Chronicle written by Pseudo-Methodius and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2012-06-04 with total page 461 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Apocalypse informed medieval expectations of the end of the world, responses to strange and exotic invaders, and the legend of Alexander the Great. An Alexandrian World Chronicle represented the early Christian chronicle tradition that would dominate medieval historiography. Both crossed the Mediterranean in Late Antiquity.


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