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 Grigor to Constantine: rewriting and adaptation in Armenian historiography / Bais, Marco. - In: ORIENTALIA CHRISTIANA PERIODICA. - ISSN 0030-5375. - (2023), pp. 5-19.
The visit of Trdat and Grigor to Constantine: rewriting and adaptation in Armenian historiography
Marco Bais
2023
Abstract
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.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
