Stelle ὅπερ δὴ οἱ Σκλάβοι θεασάμενοι ἐκ το...; (Historia syntomos, 13.30-37 (pp. 60-61)) [5017]

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Keywords	Ethnonym: Avari, [wurzel: Avar] Ethnonym: Sclavi, [wurzel: sclav]
ID	5017
Text	Historia syntomos (780 - 828) Nikephoros I of Constantinople
Quotation	ὅπερ δὴ οἱ Σκλάβοι θεασάμενοι ἐκ τοῦ ποταμοῦ τοὺ καλουμένου Βαρβύσσου ἀφώρμων καὶ κατὰ τῆς πόλεως ᾔεσαν. αἱ δὲ ἐπεκδραμοῦσαι καὶ εἰς μέσον αὐτοὺς ἀπολαβοῦσαι ἐκ τοῦ εὐθέως ἔκτεινον, καὶ αϊματι πολλῷ τὸ θαλάσσιον ὕδωρ ἐφοινίσσετο. ἐυ τοῖς πτώμασιν οὖν τῶν ἀναιρεθέντων καὶ γυναῖκες Σκλαβηναὶ κατεφαίνοντο. ἀλλὰ ταῦτα οἱ Ἄβαροι θεασάμεωοι καὶ τῆς προσεδρίας ἀπειπόντες πρὸς τὴν αὑτῶν ἀνεζεύγνυον.
Translation	The Slavs (Sklabēnaì), upon seeing this, put out from the river called Barbysses and advanced upon the City; but <the Roman ships> moved out against them and, catching them in the middle, slaughtered them forthwith so that the sea was dyed with much blood. Among the dead bodies one could observe even those of Slav women (gunaĩkes Sklabēnaì). When the barbarians (Avars in Greek text) beheld this, they gave up the siege and returned home.
Summary	Failed attack of the Sclaveni against the walls of Constantinople. Among the dead bodies one could find Slav women.
Quotation source	13.30-37 (pp. 60-61)
Temporal Coverage	626 - 626
Associated use case(s)	Steppe Peoples 2: Eastern Roman Empire (5th-9th c.)
Spatial Coverage Objects	<QuerySet [<Stelle: ὅπερ δὴ οἱ Σκλάβοι θεασάμενοι ἐκ το...; (Historia syntomos, 13.30-37 (pp. 60-61)) [5017]>]> - Sclavi, [wurzel: sclav]
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