The Turco-Mongol Invasions and the Lords of Armenia in the 13 ...

In chapter 73 of the History the author states that
he completed his work in the year 1299 during the reign
of Ghazan-Khan, son of Arghun . For the early portion
of the History. Step'annos used many of the sources used
by Xirakos and Vardan; however, he also employed histories
and sources unused by other writers such as the sermons
of the fifth century Petros Siwnik', and the history of
A
Maitoc* of Sewan . He frequently quotes directly from
now-lost kat'oSrikoaal encyclicals, letters from kat'oiikoi
to the bishops of Siwnik' and responses to them, edicts,
Church property documents, inscriptions, colophons and
old letters of Armenian and Siwnik' monarchs and the princes
of Siwnik' . Step'annos knew Georgian , and used the
History of K'art'li . He may have known Persian as
Srigor Anawarzec'i (SO, chp. 68-69). Step'annos1 tombstone
at Noravank* monastery indicates 1303/4 as the year of hii
death (CIA, vol. 3 p. 233).
1 SO, chp. 73 pp. 256-57. The History of the State of
Sisakan is not Step'annos' sole surviving work.For a
list of the others see Grigoryan, op.cit., p. 157, also
M. Abelyan, vol. 4, pp. 257-71. In part, apparently,
Step'annos was motivated to undertake this project by
feelings of family pride. He complains that while other
families which played a prominent role in Armenian affairs
—such as the Mamikonean, Bagratuni, and Arcruni— all had
their noteworthy deeds put into writing, the House of Siaak
and its successors (the Orbeleans) lacked a recorded history
(SO, chp. 1 p. 47; chp. 5 pp. 56-57).
2 Agjt'angelos, SO chp. 7 p, 64, chp. 9 p. 71; lazar and
Eiise, chpi 18 p. 104; Zenob, chp. 5 p. 58; iewond, chp. 7
p.64; Movses Xorenac'i, chp. 6 p. 63; John Kat'olikos, chp.
26 p. 148; Uxtanes, chp. 25 p. 142, chp. 26, p. 149; History
of Albania, chp. 26 p. 149, chp.52, p. 22; Mxit'ar of Ani,
chp. 66 p. 118; Book of Letters, chp. 26, p. 149. Petros
Siwnik' chp. 1 p. 48, chp. 10 pj. 78-79 and elsewhere;
Maltoc* of Sewan, chp. 34 p. 204.
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