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5453 |
| Text |
Historia (continuatio Agathiae) (557 - 582) Menander, the Guardsman |
| Quotation |
Χρησάμενος δὲ ταῖς ταχυπλόοις τῶν ὁλκάδων διά τε Σινώπης καὶ Χερσῶνος, ἣ ἐς τὴν ἀντικρὺ ἠϊόνα τοῦ ἡλίου ἀνατολῶν πέφυκεν ἱδρυμένη, οὐ μὴν ἀλλὰ καὶ Ἀπατούρας, ἔτι τε καὶ διὰ Φούλων, κατὰ δὴ τὸ ψαμαθῶδες τῆς … παρέθει τὰ ὄρη τῆς Ταυρικῆς τὰ νεύοντα ἐπὶ μεσημβρίαν. ἐκεῖνα δὴ οὖν τὰ ἐκ τῶν λιμναίων ὑδάτων περιθεόμενα πεδία οἵ γε ἀμφὶ Οὐαλεντῖνον ἱππασάμενοι καὶ ἑτέρους δὲ πλείστους δονακώδεις τε καὶ λοχμώδεις ἔτι τε καὶ ὑδατώδεις διεηλυθότες χώρους, οὐ μὴν ἀλλὰ καὶ διὰ τῆς λεγομένης Ἀκκάγας (ὄνομα δὲ γυναικὸς ἀρχούσης τῶν ἀνὰ τὰ ἐκείνῃ Σκυθῶν χειροτονηθείσης τηνικαῦτα ἐς τοῦτο ὑπὸ Ἀγαναίου, ὃς ἐκράτει τοῦ φύλου τῶν Οὐτιγούρων), ὡε δὲ ξύμπαν εἰπεῖν, πολλαῖς ἀτραποῖς ὁμιλήσαντες καὶ δυσχωρίαις παρεγένοντο ἔνθα τὰ πολεμικὰ σύμβολα τοῦ Τουρξάνθου ἑτύγχανεν ὄντα· οὗτος δὲ εἷς τῶν παρὰ Τούρκοις ἡγεμόνων. ἐν ὀκτὼ γὰρ μοίραις διεδάσαντο τὰ ἐκείνῃ ἅπαντα, οἷς γε τοῦ φύλου τῶν Τούρκων ἔλαχε προεστάναι· Ἀρσίλας δὲ ὄνομα τῷ παλαιτέρῳ μονάρχῳ Τούρκων. |
| Translation |
Taking fast merchant ships he travelled via Sinope and Cherson (which is situated on the western coast [of the Crimea]) and by Apatura and Phouloi, and crossing the sands of …, he passed the mountains of Taurice which stretched out to the south. Valentinus and his companions rode across those plains covered with marsh water, crossed tracts of reeds, shrubs and swamp, and passed through the region called Akkagas, which is the name of the woman who rules the Scythians there, having been appointed at that time by Anagai, chief of the tribe of the Utigurs. In short, they travelled by many roads and difficult ways and came to the war camp of Turxanthus, who was one of the leaders of the Turks. The ruler of the Turkish people had divided up all the land there into eight parts. The senior ruler of the Turks was named Arsilas. (…) |
| Summary |
Travel route of the embassy of Valentinus to the Turkish leader Turxanthus, passing through Akkagas. Mention of a female ruler of the Scythians of the same name as the region appointed by Anagai, chief of the Utigurs. |
| Quotation source |
Fr. 19.1.18-34 (pp. 170-173) |
| Temporal Coverage |
576 - 577 |
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