Stelle ταῦτα ἀκηκοότες καὶ οἱ πρὸς τὰ ἐσπέ...; (Historia syntomos, 34.31-35 (pp. 86-87)) [5020]

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Text Historia syntomos (780 - 828) Nikephoros I of Constantinople
Quotation ταῦτα ἀκηκοότες καὶ οἱ πρὸς τὰ ἐσπέρια οἰκοῦντες μέρη, τουτέστιν ὁ τῶν Ἀβάρων ἡγεμὼν καὶ οἱ ἐπέκεινα ἄρχοντες τῶν πρὸς δύσιν παρακειμένων ἐθνῶν διὰ πρέσβεων δῶρα τῷ βασιλεῖ στείλαντες εἰρήνην ἐζήτησαν·
Translation When the news had reached the peoples that live in the West, namely, the chief of the Avars (Abárōn hēgemṑn) and the princes of the neighboring nations (éthnē) further west, they <too> sent ambassadors to the emperor bearing gifts and asked for peace.
Summary After the failure of the first Arab siege and the following treaty, the Avars send emissaries to Constantinople.
Quotation source 34.31-35 (pp. 86-87)
Temporal Coverage 679 - 679
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