Heraclius’ Alleged Farewell Salute to Syria

Heraclius’ Alleged Farewell Salute to SyriaByzantionSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference PortalThe National Endowment for the HumanitiesThe International Balzan Prize FoundationDavid A. Michelsoncbsc_adminRecord added to Zotero bycbsc_adminSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portalhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/FEIQ8HG4/tei

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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.DavidWoodsHeraclius’ Alleged Farewell Salute to Syriahttp://syriaca.org/cbss/FEIQ8HG4https://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/FEIQ8HG4https://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/FEIQ8HG4Byzantion882018423-433This paper offers a new explanation of the origin of the story as recorded by a variety of Syriac and Arabic sources that the emperor Heraclius bade farewell to Syria as he retreated back to Constantinople in c.637. It is argued that the Greek source at the root of this tradition had originally depicted Heraclius declaring ‘Save (yourself), Syria!’ to the inhabitants of northern Syria as he sought to evacuate them from the new border region, and not ‘Farewell, Syria!’ to Syria itself. However, his language was ambiguous, and the initial Syriac translator misunderstood his intent. Woods, David. “Heraclius’ Alleged Farewell Salute to Syria.” Byzantion 88 (2018): 423–33. David Woods, Heraclius’ Alleged Farewell Salute to Syria, Byzantion 88 (2018): 423–33.Byzantine SyriaHeracliusIV-VII CEVII CEemperor