Bar Hebraeus’ Chronography The Second Kingdom of the Greeks
IX- Here beginneth the Ninth Series, which [beginneth with] the kings of the RHOMAYE and endeth with the kings of the YAWNAYE (Greeks). TIBERIUS After JUSTINUS III (?), TIBERIUS [reigned] three years. Up to this time all the kings had been RHOMAYE, that is to say FRANGAYE (FRANKS), [87] the first of whom was AUGUSTUS and the last JUSTINUS. Although the tongue of the citizens and the men of law (or, scribes) was Greek, the kings and soldiers were FRANKS. But with this TIBERIUS, and onwards, the beginning of the Second Kingdom of the GREEKS (YAWNAYE) took place. This happened six hundred and...
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