Favstos Buzand ( Armenian Փավստոս Բուզանդ ) is the name of an Armenian historian of the 5th century [1] , traditionally attributed to the alleged author of a historical epic work traditionally called “History of Armenia”. It describes the events before the year 387 n. er
Favstos Buzand | |
---|---|
Date of Birth | |
Date of death | |
A country | |
Content
Biography and origin of the name
By the assumption of the historian of the second half of the 5th century, Lazar Parpetsi , Favstos was from Byzantium. Traditionally it was believed that Buzand lived in the IV century.
The first word in the original title of the book - Buzandaran Patmutyunk (later changed to Patmutyunk Hayots - “History of Armenia”) - was traditionally interpreted as a reference to the author’s name and was considered a derivative from Byuzand - “Byzantium”. The name Favstos (or Pavstos) can be explained by the presence of the Great Bishop of “Roman origin” in the environment of Nerses ', named Pavstos, who was considered an eyewitness to the events of the 4th century and the author of the work. In this form - Pavstos Buzand - the name is found already in Lazarus Parpetsi at the end of the V century [2] [3] .
In accordance with the conclusions of Malkhasyants and Perikhanyan, Buzandaran is derived from the Parthian word Bosand of Iranian origin and meaning “singer, narrator, ashyg ”, and Armenian Patmünük has the meaning of “stories, stories”, that is, a certain collection of historical stories. Thus, the modern version of the book’s title meaning is “ashug stories”, and the author’s name is considered unknown [2] [3] . According to Nina Garsoyan’s conclusions, “History of Armenia” was written ca. 470 years Armenian , often poorly informed about the events of universal history [3] . Garsoyan suggests that the author was a priest. from Harvard University also considers him an Armenian living in the 5th century [1] . from the University of Oxford notes that his name was misinterpreted as “Byuzandatsi”, that is, “from Byzantium”. The key to the meaning of the name "Buzand" lies in the title of the book itself Favestos. The name "Buzandaran" means a collection of epic stories [4] .
In modern Russian-speaking sources, the form of Faust Byzantine is sometimes found [5] .
"History of Armenia"
The writing of Favestos Buzand consisted of six books, of which the first two were not preserved. These books belonged to the “Initial History” of Armenia , covering the period from the “Babylonian cluster to the death of Christ”, and to the “Middle History” embracing the period of spreading and establishing Christianity in Armenia as a state religion. The third period is the “Final History”, which covers more than 50 years, starting with the reign of Khosrov III Kotak (330–339), son of Trdat III - until the division of Armenia in 387 into spheres of influence between Sassanian Iran and Rome (in the reign of Khosrov IV ); This is the era of the reign of the Armenian kings from the Arshakid dynasty - Khosrov , Tirana , Arshak II , Pope and Varazdat . The III, IV, V and VI books that have come down to us belong to the “Ultimate History”
A special place Favstos Buzand in his “History” devotes to the Sparapet ( commander-in-chief ) of the Mamikonyans , Vache, Vasak, Mushegh and Manvel, who played a dominant role in the wars of Armenia with Iran.
“History” has an epic rather than a strictly historical character [2] . M. Abeghian believes that “one cannot unconditionally use this work as a reliable historical source”, “because the creative moment in it occupies a significant place”. The value of “History” is that it reports unknown information from other sources about the irrational social structure of medieval Armenia, about the Armenian church, as well as about practically lost oral folk art, which had a strong influence on the text [2] [3] .
For the first time, “The History of Armenia” by Favestos Buzand was published in 1730 in Istanbul . Then it was published in Venice (in 1832, 1889 and 1933), Petersburg (1883) and Tiflis (1912). This essay has been translated into French, German and Russian.
Memory
A street in Yerevan is named after Pavstos Buzand.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Faustus - article from Encyclopædia Iranica . James russell
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Pawstos Buzand, Pseudo- , Oxford Byzantium Dictionary , p. 1610
- 2 1 2 3 4 Review of Nina G. Garsoian, The Epic Histories Attributed to Pawstos Buzand, "Buzandaran Patmutiwnk" - Speculum, Vol. 67, No. 2 (Apr., 1992), p. 414
- ↑ Robert W. Thomson. The Age Of The Seventh Century / Edited By Richard G. Hovannisian. - St. Martin's Press, 1997. - Vol. I. - P. 211.
- ↑ Kusikyan I. K. On the Russian translation of the “History of Armenia” by the Faust of Byzantium // Byzantine temporary. - 1956. - Vol . 10 . - p . 203–207 .
See also
- Ancient Armenian historiography
Literature
- Abeghian M. Kh. History of ancient Armenian literature. T. 1. Er., 1948.
- M. Kh. Abeghian. Literature and historiography // Culture of Early Feudal Armenia (4th — 7th centuries). Ep., 1980. pp. 23 - 147.
- Adonts N. G. Faust Byzantine as a historian // Christian East. 1922. T. 6. Vol. 3. P. 235-272.
- L. Yelnitsky. Towards a History of Anti-Church and Anti-Christian Trends in Armenia in the 4th c. n er // Bulletin of ancient history. 1965. No. 2. P. 122-130.
- Khachikyan L. S. “The History of Armenia” by Favstos Buzand // Favst Buzand. History of Armenia Favstos Buzand. Yer., 1953. C. V-XVI.
- Faustus de Byzance. Bibliothèque historique en quatre livres en français. ”par Victor Langlois", tome 1 (Paris, Librairie de Firmin Dido Frères, Fils et Cie, 1867), p. 201 - 310.
- Des Faustus von Byzanz Geschichte Armeniens. Aus dem Armenischen ubersetzt und mit einer Abhandlung uber die Geographie Armeniens eingelates von Dr. Lauer. Koln, 1879.
- Norman H. Baynes. Rome and Armenia in the fourth century // The English Historical Review, vol. Xxv. New York-Bombay-Calcutta, 1910
Links
- Buzand, Favstos. History of Armenia . Eastern literature . The appeal date is February 19, 2011. Archived August 21, 2011.
- History of Armenia Favstos Buzand. Per. with dr. and comments. M.A. Gevorgian. Ed. S. T. Eremyan. Enter, Art. L.S. Khachikyan. Yer., 1953.