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| ID |
5054 |
| Text |
Historia (continuatio Agathiae) (557 - 582) Menander, the Guardsman |
| Quotation |
Ὅτι περὶ τὸ δεύτεπον ἔτος τῆς Τιβερίου Καίσαρος ἡγεμονίας, μικρῷ πρότερον ἢ τάδε ξυνενεχθῆναι τὰ περὶ Χοσρόην, πρεσβεία ἐστάλη αὖθις ἀπὸ Ῥωμαίων ὡς Τούρκους, Οὐαλεντίνου ἐς τοῦτο χειροτονηθέντος· εἷς δὲ οὗτος τῶν βασιλείων ξιφηφόρων. καὶ οὖν ἐπεὶ αὐτῷ ἐπετέθη ἡ πρᾶξις, ἄρας ᾤχετο σὺν τοῖς κατ᾿αὐτὸν ὀπαδοῖς, ἔτι γε μὴν καὶ Τούρκοις ρ´ πρὸς τοῖς ἕξ. ἐνεδήμουν γὰρ τηνικαῦτα Τοῦρκοι κατὰ τὸ Βυζάντιον ἤδη ἐκ πολλοῦ ὑπὸ τοῦ σφετέρου ἄλλοτε ἄλλοι ἐκπεμφθέντες ἔθνους. |
| Translation |
In the second year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, shortly before the above transactions with Khosro took place, another embassy was sent from the Romans (Rhōmaíōi) to the Turks (Toȗrkoi): Its leader was Valentinus, who was one of the imperial bodyguard. When he was given this assignment, he set out on his journey with his attendants and, in addition, one hundred and six Turks (Toȗrkoi). At that time Turks (Toȗrkoi), who had been sent by their various tribes on various occasions, had been in Byzantium (Buzántion) for a long while. |
| Summary |
Byzantine embassy under Valentinus meets the Turkish khagan Turxanthus. Mention of Turks in Byzantium. |
| Quotation source |
Fr. 19.1 (pp. 170-171). |
| Temporal Coverage |
576 - 577 |
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