Type 33596

Ἀλέξιε κράτιστε Κομνηνιάδη,
ἀνακτορικῶς ἐμβριμᾷ τῇ ξυλλέχῳ·
καὶ σῷ γόνῳ τὸ κράτος ἐνδίκως νέμεις.
Title(s) Scholium in Nicetae Choniatae historiam (5.10-17)
Text source J. Bértola 2021, Ephraim of Ainos at work: a cycle of epigrams in the margins of Niketas Choniates, Byzantinische Zeitschrift, 114(3), 929-1000: 971
Text status Text completely known
Editorial status Critical text
Genre(s) Text-related epigram
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Ephraim of Ainos < Thrace (13th c. - 14th c.) - PLP: III.6408
Metre(s) Dodecasyllable
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Translation(s) Most mighty Alexios Komnenos,
as a true king you rebuke your wife,
and you fairly bestow the power on your son.
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English
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Comment The poem comments on Niketas Choniates' History 5.10–17.
The epigram also occurs in Par. suppl. gr. 249 (f. 224v), where it does not function as a book epigram.
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Number of verses 3
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Last modified: 2023-05-15.