Very little is known about his life, except that he was an eyewitness to the events he describes after 774.[1] His historical work was commissioned by Sapuh, son of Smbat VII Bagratuni, the presiding prince of Armenia in 761–775, and covers the years 632 to 789.[1] It is an indispensable source for the early history of Arab rule over Armenia; indeed for the years 662–770 his account is the only testimony of note.[3] It also contains important information on the Arab–Byzantine wars of the period.[1] The work includes a letter supposedly sent by the Byzantine emperorLeo III the Isaurian (r. 717–741) to the Umayyad caliph Umar II (r. 717–720) that contains a defence of the Christian faith, but this version is a later Armenian composition.[1]
Łewond, armenian, Ղեւոնդ, leontius, late, century, armenian, priest, historian, very, little, known, about, life, except, that, eyewitness, events, describes, after, historical, work, commissioned, sapuh, smbat, bagratuni, presiding, prince, armenia, covers, y. Lewond Old Armenian Ղեւոնդ or Leontius 1 was a late 8th century Armenian priest and historian 2 Very little is known about his life except that he was an eyewitness to the events he describes after 774 1 His historical work was commissioned by Sapuh son of Smbat VII Bagratuni the presiding prince of Armenia in 761 775 and covers the years 632 to 789 1 It is an indispensable source for the early history of Arab rule over Armenia indeed for the years 662 770 his account is the only testimony of note 3 It also contains important information on the Arab Byzantine wars of the period 1 The work includes a letter supposedly sent by the Byzantine emperor Leo III the Isaurian r 717 741 to the Umayyad caliph Umar II r 717 720 that contains a defence of the Christian faith but this version is a later Armenian composition 1 References edit a b c d e ODB Lewond R Thomson p 1220 An Armenian Futuh Narrative Lewond s Eighth Century History of the Caliphate isac uchicago edu Retrieved 2024 03 06 Canard amp Cahen 1960 p 635 Sources editCanard Marius amp Cahen Claude 1960 Arminiya In Gibb H A R Kramers J H Levi Provencal E Schacht J Lewis B amp Pellat Ch eds The Encyclopaedia of Islam Second Edition Volume I A B Leiden E J Brill pp 634 640 doi 10 1163 1573 3912 islam COM 0064 OCLC 495469456 Kazhdan Alexander ed 1991 The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium Oxford and New York Oxford University Press ISBN 0 19 504652 8 Mahe Jean Pierre Martin Hisard Bernadette 2015 Lewond Vardapet discours historique Paris achcbyz ISBN 9782916716565 Further reading editAndrews Tara 2018 Levond In Nicholson Oliver ed The Oxford Dictionary of Late Antiquity Oxford Oxford University Press ISBN 978 0 19 866277 8 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lewond amp oldid 1222563797, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
