Seems like it is good to be cautious about that one.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.10...2/abstract
And,
http://www.ourbeacon.com/cgi-bin/bbs60x/...3119171318
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.10...2/abstract
Quote:Sebeos of Armenia (ca. 600–post 661 ce) is usually credited as the author of an Armenian text that offers a wide-ranging overview of Near Eastern history between 572 and 661. In fact the longstanding identification is unproven.
And,
http://www.ourbeacon.com/cgi-bin/bbs60x/...3119171318
Quote:For example, Sebeos's writings and the history attributed to him is a source for much scholarly debate. His work was first published in 1851 in Constantinople under the title 'History of bishop Sebeos on Heraclius'. The text was first published by T'adeos Mihrdatean and both manuscripts he used had neither a title nor name of the author.
"This manuscript, Mat 2639 [henceforth A] was one of the two MSS used by Mihrdatean for his 1851 edition. The other was an older MS, dated to 1568, which has now disappeared. A remains the earliest surviving witness of the History attributed to Sebeos, and from it all other known copies derive"