George of Resh'aina
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
George of Resh'aina was a 7th century Syriac historian. He was inimical to Maximus the Confessor, the defender of orthodoxy against monotheletism an wrote a biography inimical to Maximus. This book also provides a glimpse into the events of his time.
- After Maximus went up to Rome, the Arabs seized control of the islands of the sea and entered Cyprus and Arwad, ravaging them and taking captives. They gained control over Africa and subdued almost all the islands of the sea; for, following the wicked Maximus, the wrath of God punished every place which had accepted his error. (George of Resh'aina, Syriac Life of Maximus XXIII, 312-13 [p. 141])
- When Maximus saw that Rome had accepted the foul mire of his blasphemies, he also went down to Constantinople at the time when Mu'awiya made peace with the emperor Constans, having started a war with Abu Turab, the emir of Hira, at Siffin and defeated him. (George of Resh'aina, Syriac Life of Maximus XXV, 313 [p. 141])
 |
This history article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
