The story of the visit of the Armenian king Trdat and St. Gregory the Illuminator to Emperor Constantine was rewritten and re-elaborated several times from the 5th century to the 13th century. The article focuses on how the roles played in the story by Trdat and Gregory changed over the centuries, not only according to the different reasons of its reworking but also with respect to the different historical and political scenarios in which the revision took place.

The visit of Trdat and Gregory to Constantine. Rewriting and adaptation in Armenian historiography / Bais, Marco. - In: ORIENTALIA CHRISTIANA PERIODICA. - ISSN 0030-5375. - 89:1(2023), pp. 5-19.

The visit of Trdat and Gregory to Constantine. Rewriting and adaptation in Armenian historiography

Marco Bais
2023

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The story of the visit of the Armenian king Trdat and St. Gregory the Illuminator to Emperor Constantine was rewritten and re-elaborated several times from the 5th century to the 13th century. The article focuses on how the roles played in the story by Trdat and Gregory changed over the centuries, not only according to the different reasons of its reworking but also with respect to the different historical and political scenarios in which the revision took place.
2023
Trdat/Tiridates; Constantine the Great; Gregory the Illuminator; armenian literature
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The visit of Trdat and Gregory to Constantine. Rewriting and adaptation in Armenian historiography / Bais, Marco. - In: ORIENTALIA CHRISTIANA PERIODICA. - ISSN 0030-5375. - 89:1(2023), pp. 5-19.
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