Stelle ...; (Chronike Historia, F18a (pp. 106-107).) [5055]

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Text Chronike Historia (260 - 270) Publius Herennius Dexippus
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Translation ἕλουρος (Herluer) Nominativ . "Von den dortigen Sümpen haben die Heruler ihren Namen", so Dexipp im 12. Buch der Chronik. (Das Wort) wird mit Epsilon geschrieben.
Summary Writing around 270, Dexippus refers to a group called Ἕλουροι and explains the ethnonym as deriving from the Greek term for ‘marsh’ or ‘meadow’ (ἕλος). According to Dexippus, the group inhabited the territory around the Maeotian Swamp, hence the name. Transmitted through the byzantine lexicon Etymologicum Magnum.
Quotation source F18a (pp. 106-107).
Temporal Coverage 270 - 270
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