Stelle Huius temporibus in era DCCXII anno...; (Chronica Anni 754 Vel Chronica Muzarabica (754 - 2020), Chroniques Anni 754, 2018 (Gil, ed.), §29 (p. 342)) [5655]

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Text Chronica Anni 754 Vel Chronica Muzarabica (754 - 754) Anonymous - History
Quotation Huius temporibus in era DCCXII anno imperii eius primo Arabum LVII, Mauie regni XXIII, Wamba Gothis prefectus regnat annis VIII. Qui iam in supra fatam eram tertii sceptra regia meditans, ciuitatem Toleti mire et eleganti labore renobat, quem et opere sculptorio uersiucando pertitulans, hoc in portarum epigrammata stilo ferreo in nitida lucidaque marmora patrat.
Translation In the times of this man in era 712 [674 CE], in the first year of his rule, and the fifty-seventh year of the Arabs, the twenty-third of Mauia's rule, Vuamba ruled as prefect of the Goths for eight years. This man in the aforementioned era holding the royal scepters of his rule renovated the city of Toletum wondrously and through elegant labour. He underlined this work through writing verse in sculptor work and dedicated this epigram on gates in iron pen in bright and lucid marble. (Al-Tamimi, trans., “The Mozarabic Chronicle”, 2019)
Summary Here the chronicle recounts the reign of the gothic king Wamba and the renovation and elaboration of the city of Toledo.
Quotation source Chroniques Anni 754, 2018 (Gil, ed.), §29 (p. 342)
Temporal Coverage 672 - 680
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