Stelle Τῷ δ’ αὐτῷ μηνὶ ἦλϑ <εἰς Κωνσαντινο...; (Chronographia (Theophanes) (810 - 814), AM 6055 (562/63) (p. 239.20-23)) [5471]

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Keywords	Region: Constantinople, [wurzel: Contantinopol*] Ethnonym: Hermichiones, [wurzel: ] Ethnonym: Turci, [wurzel: Turc] Keyword: barbari, [wurzel: barbar]
ID	5471
Text	Chronographia (Theophanes) (810 - 814) Theophanes the Confessor
Quotation	Τῷ δ’ αὐτῷ μηνὶ ἦλϑ <εἰς Κωνσαντινούπολιν> πϱέσβεις Ἀσϰήλ, τοῦ ῥηγὸς Ἑϱμηχιόνων, τοῦ ἔσωϑεν ϰειμένου τοῦ τῶν βαϱβάϱων ἔϑωους πλησίον τοῦ ὠϰεανοῦ.
Translation	AM 6048 (562/63) (p. 351) In the same month envoys arrived (in Constantinople) from Askel, king of the Hermichiones, who dwell inland of the barbarian nation near the Ocean.
Summary	Envoys from a people called Hermichiones, most likely the Turks, arrive in Constantinople, sent by the king/khagan Askel. There have been attempts to identify Askel with notable rulers such as Istemi or lesser Turkish rulers, but so far, none have been convincing.
Quotation source	AM 6055 (562/63) (p. 239.20-23)
Temporal Coverage	562 - 563
Associated use case(s)	Steppe Peoples 2: Eastern Roman Empire (5th-9th c.)
Spatial Coverage Objects	<QuerySet [<Stelle: Τῷ δ’ αὐτῷ μηνὶ ἦλϑ <εἰς Κωνσαντινο...; (Chronographia (Theophanes) (810 - 814), AM 6055 (562/63) (p. 239.20-23)) [5471]>]> - Hermichiones, [wurzel: ] <QuerySet [<Stelle: Τῷ δ’ αὐτῷ μηνὶ ἦλϑ <εἰς Κωνσαντινο...; (Chronographia (Theophanes) (810 - 814), AM 6055 (562/63) (p. 239.20-23)) [5471]>]> - Hermichiones, [wurzel: ]
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