Chronicon Syriacum
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Chronicon Syriacum is a 13th-century universal history written in Syriac by Bar Hebraeus, covering events from creation to his own time with a focus on Near Eastern political and ecclesiastical affairs.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chronicon Syriacum canonical | 6 |
| Syriac Chronicle of Bar Hebraeus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Chronicon Syriacum Context triple: [Bar Hebraeus, notableWork, Chronicon Syriacum]
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A.
Edessan Chronicle
The Edessan Chronicle is an early medieval Syriac historical text that records events in and around the city of Edessa, including local political, religious, and natural occurrences.
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B.
Chronicon Paschale
Chronicon Paschale is a 7th-century Byzantine universal chronicle that presents a year-by-year account of world and ecclesiastical history from Creation to the early Byzantine period.
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C.
Jerome's Chronicon
Jerome's Chronicon is a late 4th-century Latin universal chronicle that adapts and continues Eusebius of Caesarea’s chronological history, becoming a foundational source for medieval historiography.
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D.
Chronicon
Chronicon is a medieval historical chronicle that records events in chronological order, often used as a key source for understanding the period it covers.
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E.
Hypatian Chronicle
The Hypatian Chronicle is a key medieval East Slavic historical chronicle that preserves important accounts of Kievan Rus' and neighboring regions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Chronicon Syriacum Target entity description: Chronicon Syriacum is a 13th-century universal history written in Syriac by Bar Hebraeus, covering events from creation to his own time with a focus on Near Eastern political and ecclesiastical affairs.
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A.
Edessan Chronicle
The Edessan Chronicle is an early medieval Syriac historical text that records events in and around the city of Edessa, including local political, religious, and natural occurrences.
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B.
Chronicon Paschale
Chronicon Paschale is a 7th-century Byzantine universal chronicle that presents a year-by-year account of world and ecclesiastical history from Creation to the early Byzantine period.
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C.
Jerome's Chronicon
Jerome's Chronicon is a late 4th-century Latin universal chronicle that adapts and continues Eusebius of Caesarea’s chronological history, becoming a foundational source for medieval historiography.
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D.
Chronicon
Chronicon is a medieval historical chronicle that records events in chronological order, often used as a key source for understanding the period it covers.
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E.
Hypatian Chronicle
The Hypatian Chronicle is a key medieval East Slavic historical chronicle that preserves important accounts of Kievan Rus' and neighboring regions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Syriac literary work
ⓘ
chronicle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Syriac Chronicle of Bar Hebraeus
ⓘ
linked to:
Chronicon Syriacum
|
| author | Bar Hebraeus ⓘ |
| chronologicalMethod | year-by-year entries ⓘ |
| coversEvent |
Crusades
ⓘ
Mongol invasions of the Near East ⓘ
linked to:
Mongol invasions of the Levant
fall of Baghdad in 1258 ⓘ |
| coversReignOf |
Abbasid caliphs
ⓘ
linked to:
Abbasid Caliphate
Ayyubid rulers ⓘ
linked to:
Ayyubid dynasty
Mongol Ilkhanate rulers ⓘ
linked to:
Ilkhan
Zengid rulers ⓘ
linked to:
Zengid dynasty
|
| dateWritten | 13th century ⓘ |
| focus |
Near Eastern ecclesiastical history
ⓘ
Near Eastern political history ⓘ |
| genre | historical chronicle ⓘ |
| hasCompanionWork | Chronicon Ecclesiasticum ⓘ |
| hasCriticalEditions | yes ⓘ |
| hasModernTranslations | yes ⓘ |
| includes |
Islamic period history
ⓘ
biblical history ⓘ biographical notes on rulers and churchmen ⓘ classical and late antique history ⓘ ecclesiastical notices ⓘ |
| influenced | later Syriac chroniclers ⓘ |
| language | Syriac ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Syriac Christian perspective on Islamic polities
ⓘ
detailed account of Mongol rule in the Near East ⓘ integration of secular and ecclesiastical history ⓘ |
| originalScript | Syriac script ⓘ |
| placeInAuthorCorpus | major historical work of Bar Hebraeus ⓘ |
| preservedIn | medieval Syriac manuscripts ⓘ |
| regionCovered |
Mesopotamia
ⓘ
Middle East ⓘ Syriac Orthodox Church territories ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliationOfAuthor | Syriac Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Syriac Christian ⓘ |
| structure | annalistic ⓘ |
| studiedInField |
Middle Eastern history
ⓘ
Syriac studies ⓘ church history ⓘ |
| timeSpanCovered | from Creation to the 13th century ⓘ |
| tradition |
West Syriac
ⓘ
linked to:
West Syriac liturgical tradition
|
| usedSources |
Arabic historical works
ⓘ
Greek historical traditions ⓘ earlier Syriac chronicles ⓘ |
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linked to: Chronicon Syriacum