Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Occurrence 19311
(formerly occ/2774)

	εὐκληματοῦσαν ἄμπελόν σε τοῦ κράτους
	βότρυς φέρουσαν τοὺς γαληνοὺς δεσπότας
	βασίλειος προῆξε Ῥωμαίων ἄναξ
	μεθ᾽ ὧν προλάμπεις Εὐδοκία φωσφόρος

Type(s)	[3689] Εὐκληματοῦσαν ἄμπελόν σε τοῦ κράτους (4 verses)
Text source	DBBE (Inspection of a reproduction of the manuscript) I. Spatharakis, 1976, The Portrait in Byzantine Illuminated Manuscripts, Leiden: 98 (Inspection of a reproduction of the manuscript)
Text status	Text completely known
Date	851-900
Manuscript	PARIS - Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BNF) - gr. 510 [851-900]
Place in Manuscript	f. Br-8r
Palaeographical information	The epigram accompanies a miniature depicting Eudokia, wife of Basil I, flanked by her two sons Leo and Alexander. It is not easily readable.
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Genre(s)	Image-related epigram
Subject(s)	Alexander (870 - 06/06/913) - PBE: 162 - RGK: - VGH: - PBW: - PLP: - PMBZ: (basileus) Basil I (811-886) - PBE: 1718 - PMBZ: 22990: "Personenkennziffer: 20837" - RGK: - VGH: - PBW: - PLP: (basileus) Eudokia Ingerina (840 - 882) - PBE: 2454 - PMBZ: 12736: "Personenkennziffer: 1632" - RGK: - VGH: - PBW: - PLP: (basilissa) Leo VI the Philosopher (866-912) - PMBZ: 26465: "Personenkennziffer: 24311" - RGK: - VGH: - PBE: - PBW: - PLP:
Comment	Spatharakis (1976: 98) reads 'Ευδοσία'.
Image source(s)	https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b84522082
Bibliography	Primary A. Rhoby, 2018, Ausgewählte Byzantinische Epigramme in Illuminierten Handschriften, Wien: 138 Secondary M. Lauxtermann, 2003, Byzantine Poetry from Pisides to Geometres (vol. 1), Vienna: 346
Number of verses	4
Acknowledgements	Creator(s) Delphine Nachtergaele - RGK: - VGH: - PBE: - PBW: - PLP: - PMBZ: Contributor(s) Anne-Sophie Rouckhout - RGK: - VGH: - PBE: - PBW: - PLP: - PMBZ: , Rachele Ricceri - RGK: - VGH: - PBE: - PBW: - PLP: - PMBZ: , Mathijs Clement - RGK: - VGH: - PBE: - PBW: - PLP: - PMBZ: The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
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