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Semkhart - ܫܡܟܪܬ

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“According to Joh. Eph., EH 6.35, Maurice, as commander of the Roman forces in the east, erected a fortress called Semkhart next to a mountain with the same name in the Armenian region of Sophanene in the early 580s. The place is called Samocharta in the Greek sources.” 3

Names

  • ܫܡܟܪܬ
  • Semkhart
  • ܫܡܟܪܬ2
  • Semkhart1

Place Type

fortification

Location

  • Coordinates :
    • Lat. 38.085361° Long. 41.145452°4

Descriptions

“According to Joh. Eph., EH 6.35, Maurice, as commander of the Roman forces in the east, erected a fortress called Semkhart next to a mountain with the same name in the Armenian region of Sophanene in the early 580s. The place is called Samocharta in the Greek sources.” 3
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  • 1 Michael Whitby, The Emperor Maurice and His Historian: Theophylact Simocatta on Persian and Balkan warfare (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1988)., p: 272.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic Record
  • 2 Ernest Walter Brooks, Iohannis Ephesini historiae ecclesiasticae pars tertia, CSCO Syr. III.3 (Louvain: L. Durbecq, 1935-1936), p: 276; 339, chapter: 3.6.35.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic Record
  • 3 Michael Whitby, The Emperor Maurice and His Historian: Theophylact Simocatta on Persian and Balkan warfare (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1988)., p: 255 and 272.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic Record
  • 4 https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/874675

How to Cite This Entry

Silvio Roggo, “Semkhart - ܫܡܟܪܬ ” last modified February 16, 2024, http://syriaca.org/place/5639.

Bibliography:

Silvio Roggo, “Semkhart - ܫܡܟܪܬ .”, edited by ., edited by David A. Michelson et al.. Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal, 2024. Entry published February 16, 2024. http://syriaca.org/place/5639.

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