The Persian classic known as the Shahname, or Book of Kings, completed in the eleventh century A.D. by the poet Abol-Qasem Ferdowsi, describes the pre-Islamic history of Persia from mythological times down to the invasion of the armies of Islam in the mid-seventh century A.D. From this saga, Sergey Umaṛyan has translated into Armenian the most famous episode, the tragic story of Sohrab and Rostam.
