Stelle αὐτίκα δὲ οἱ Ῥωμαῖοι Μαρτίνου ἑξοτρ...; (Historiae (565 - 580), Γ.5.6 (p. 89.8-13)) [5470]

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Text Historiae (565 - 580) Agathias of Myrina
Quotation αὐτίκα δὲ οἱ Ῥωμαῖοι Μαρτίνου ἑξοτρύνοντος ἠπείγοντο πανσυδὶ ἐπιθέσθαι τοῖς ἐς Ὀνόγουριν Πέρσαις. τήνδε δὲ τὴν ἐπωνυμίαν ἐκ παλαιοῦ ἐλαχε τὸ χωρίον, Οὔννων ἴσως ἐν τοῖς ἄνω χρόνοις, τῶν δὴ Ὀνογούρων ἐπιλεγομέμων, αὐτοῦ που ξυμβαλόντων τοὶς Κάλχοις καὶ εἶτα νενικημένων, καὶ ὥσπερ μνημείου χάριν καὶτροπαίου τὴν ἐπίκλησιν ταύτην τῶν ἐπιχωρίων ἐπενεγκόντων.
Translation 3.5.6 (p. 72) The Romans, at the instance of Martin, started immediately to make hasty preparations with a view to mounting a full-scale attack against the Persians at Onoguris. Onoguris was the ancient name of the place and may have arisen as the result of an encounter at some time in the past between a branch of the Huns called the Onoguri and the Colchians in which the latter were victorious, the local inhabitants then commemorating the success by naming the spot after it.
Summary An attack on the Persians by the Romans under the magister militum Martin at Onoguris. The name of the place, Onoguris, is explained by an earlier conflict between Onogurs and Colchians, in which the latter prevailed.
Quotation source Γ.5.6 (p. 89.8-13)
Temporal Coverage 554 - 555
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