Against the Armenians
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Title
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Against the Armenians
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Date
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12th century
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Description
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"The Armenians say: 'From whom do you descend—you who are Syriacs by race?' — Against them we will say: Neither you know from whom you descend. The name 'Armenian' is derived from "Armenian" which is the name of a country (and not of a person). It is we (Syriacs) who have enlightened your authors and revealed to them that you are descending from Togarma, who was from the children of Japhet. As to us Syriacs we descend racially from Shem, and our father is Kemuel son of Aram, and from this name of Aram we are also called sometimes in the Books by the name of 'Arameans.' We are called 'Syriacs' after the name of 'Syrus,' who built Antioch with its banlieue; and the country was called after him, 'Syria'."
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Language
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Translated from Syriac to English
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Publisher
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https://archive.org/details/mingana-a.-woodbrooke-studies-vol.-4-1931-dionysius-barsalibi-against-the-armenians/page/54/mode/2up
