The book contains research and translations of monuments of Syrian medieval historiography, carried out by a famous domestic scientist, corresponding member. USSR Academy of Sciences, Professor N.V. Pigulevskaya (1894-1970). The author of several monographs on the history of Byzantium and the Middle East, N.V. Pigulevskaya is known primarily as a unique specialist whose attention was focused on the study of Syrian culture. Attaching great importance to Syrian historical literature, she intended to devote a special study to it, but did not have time to prepare it. The book includes works by N.V. Pigulevskaya, previously published in small editions and in hard-to-find editions. Combined in one volume, they will give new generations of scholars an idea of the Syrian historical tradition, the role of which in historiography the Middle Ages has not yet been fully appreciated. CONTENTS: Preface (E. N. Meshcherskaya) RESEARCH on the Syriac manuscript of “Ecclesiastical History” by Eusebius of Caesarea in the Russian Public Library Edessa Chronicle Mesopotamia at the turn of the V-VI centuries. n. eSyrian chronicle of Yeshu Stylita as a historical sourcePart I. IntroductionChronicle of Yeshu Stylita and its authorSources of the chroniclePart II. Historical sketch of Mesopotamia V-VI centuries. Socio-economic relations City of Edessa and the province of Osroena Social stratification of the village and the city Taxes and duties Taxes and duties of the village population Taxes and duties of the urban population Administration of the city and region Local trade in bread and prices Part III. The struggle between Iran and Byzantium at the turn of the 5th and 6th centuries. Campaign of Kavad. Capture of Amid by the Persians. Advancement and campaigns. KeleraAmidConclusion of peaceSyrian sources on the history of the peoples of the USSRIntroductionHistorical and literary characteristics of Syrian sourcesZachary the RhetorJohn of EphesusCentral Asian and Caspian regions in the 5th-6th centuriesEphthalitesThe struggle of Iran with the Hephthalites in the second half of the 5th centuryIran and the Hephthalites in the 6th centuryConquests of the TurksCaucasus between Iran and ByzantiumHuns in the northern CaucasusArmenia in uprising of the 570sAvars and SklavensEvidence of later Syrian historians about the SlavsSyrian sources. Chapter from the book "Byzantium and Iran at the turn of the 6th and 7th centuries"Anonymous Syrian chronicle of the Sassanid timesMikhail the Syrian and his chronicleThomas of MargskyChronicle of pseudo-DionysiusAnonymous chronicle of 1234Primary sources of the history of the Kushite-Himyarite wars (On the history of trade and diplomacy of Byzantium in the East)Message of Simeon BetarshamskyBook of the HimyaritesBiography of ArefaThe name "Rus" in a Syrian source of the 6th century. n. eHistory of Mar Yabalaha III and Rabban SaumaIntroduction to the study of the monumentBrief summary of the "History of Mar Yabalaha III and Rabban Sauma"Manuscript tradition, editions, translationsLanguage of the monument"The History of Mar Yabalaha III and Rabban Sauma" as a literary monumentAuthor of the "History of Mar Yabalaha III and Rabban Sauma" and its sources "History of Mar Yabalakha III and Rabban Sauma" as a historical sourceRelations of the Mongol khans with Western European states and the role of the SyriansSyrian legend of Alexander the GreatOn the issue of "written" peoples of antiquityLaws of the HimyaritesLive speech in Syrian medieval chronicles.Historical and philological researchSyrian chronicle of pseudo-Dionysius Tellmahr and Byzantine historiography TRANSLATIONS Chronicle of Edessa Chapters from the "Ecclesiastical History" of John of Ephesus Chronicle of Zechariah the Rhetoric Chronicle of Yeshu Stylites From the Chronicle of Michael the Syrian From the Chronicle of Dionysius of Tellmahr The Tale of Alexander the Great From the anonymous Syrian chronicle of 1234 History of Mar Yabalaha III and Rabban Sauma Appendix. List of initial publications of worksN. V. PigulevskoyList of abbreviationsName indexIndex of geographical names