Two Unpublished Arabic Funerary Inscriptions in Tsoutsouros (Crete) (8th Century)
Authors | |
---|---|
Year of publication | 2020 |
Type | Article in Periodical |
Magazine / Source | Graeco-Arabica |
MU Faculty or unit | |
Citation | |
Web | Stránka vydavatele |
Keywords | Arabic Crete; Early Middle Ages; Byzantine architecture; Arabic funeral monuments |
Description | The paper is analyzing a grave stela with two Arabic commemorative inscriptions dedicated to two Arabs who died in Crete at the beginning of the 8th century C.E It is an exceptional find highly valuable for further historical interpretations connected to the Arab conquest of Crete. As far there are only these two inscriptions witnessing the physical presents of Arabs on the Early Byzantine Crete. |
Related projects: |