Stelle Ὅτι δημηγορήσας ὁ βασιλεύς, τοῦ τε ...; (Historia (continuation of Agathias), Fr. 5.2 (pp. 50-51)) [5030]

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Keywords	Ethnonym: Avari, [wurzel: Avar] Ethnonym: Huni, [wurzel: hun] Ethnonym: Hunuguri, [wurzel: ] Ethnonym: Romani, [wurzel: roman] Ethnonym: Sabiri, [wurzel: sabir] Ethnonym: Zali, [wurzel: ]
ID	5030
Text	Historia (continuatio Agathiae) (557 - 582) Menander, the Guardsman
Quotation	Ὅτι δημηγορήσας ὁ βασιλεύς, τοῦ τε ἱεροῦ ξυλλόγου τὸ ἀγχίνουν τε καὶ βουλευτικὸν τοῦ βασιλέως ἐπαινέσαντος, παραχρῆμα τά τε δῶρα ἔστελλεν, σειράς τε χρυσῷ διαπεποικιλμένας καὶ κλίνας ἐσθῆτάς τε σηρικὰς καὶ ἕτερα πλεῖστα ἐκμαλθακῶσαι οἷά τε ὄντα ἀλαζονείας ἀνάπλεα φρονήματα, πρὸς τοῖς καὶ πρεσβευσόμενον Βαλεντῖνον (εἷς δὲ οὗτος τὼν βασιλικῶν μαχαιροφόρων), προύτρεπέ τε τὸ φῦλον ὁμαιχμίαν ἐσάγειν Ῥωμαίοις καὶ κατὰ τῶν ἀντιπάλων ὁπλίζεσθαι, ἐμφρονέστατα, οἶμαι, προμηθευσάμενος ὁ βασιλεύς, ὡς ἢ νικῶντες οἱ Ἄβαροι ἢ καὶ ἡσσώμενοι ἐξ ἀμφοῖν πορίσωσι Ῥωμαίοις τὸ συνοῖσον. τοῦ δὲ Βαλεντίνου ἐκεῖσε ἀφικομένου καὶ τὰ δῶρα παρασχομένου καὶ ὅσα ἐσήμηνεν ὁ βασιλεὺς ἐξειπόντις, πρῶτον μὲν ἐξεπολεμώθησαν Οὐνιγούροις, εἶτα Ζάλοις, Οὐννικῷ φύλῳ· καὶ Σαβήρους δὲ κάθεῖλον.
Translation	The Emperor put the matter up for discussion, and when the holy senate had praised his plan and its shrewdness, he immediately sent the gifts: cords worked with gold, couches, silken garments and a great many other objects which would mollify the arrogant spirits of the Avars (Ábaroi) . In addition, he sent as ambassador Valentinus, one of the imperial bodyguard, and he urged the tribe to make an alliance with the Romans (Rhōmaíoi) and take up arms against their enemies. This, in my view, was a very wise move, since whether the Avars prevailed or were defeated, both eventualities would be to the Romans’ advantage. When Valentinus arrived at his destination, presented his gifts and delivered the Emperor’s message, the Avars (Ábaroi) first crushed the Unigurs (Ounigoúroi), then the Zali, a Hunnic tribe (Ounnikón phũlon), and they also destroyed the Sabirs (Sábiroi).
Summary	Valentinus, an imperial bodyguard, is sent to the Avars by Justinian. The text also mentions three tribes the Avars claim to have destroyed, the Unigurs, the Hunnic Zali and the Sabirs.
Quotation source	Fr. 5.2 (pp. 50-51)
Temporal Coverage	559 - 559
Associated use case(s)	Steppe Peoples 2: Eastern Roman Empire (5th-9th c.)
Spatial Coverage Objects	<QuerySet [<Stelle: Ὅτι δημηγορήσας ὁ βασιλεύς, τοῦ τε ...; (Historia (continuation of Agathias), Fr. 5.2 (pp. 50-51)) [5030]>]> - Avari, [wurzel: Avar]
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