Type 33651
Τανισμάνιος εἷλε τὴν Κασταμόνα, | |
καὶ τοὺς φύλακας κτεῖνεν Ἕλληνας ξίφει. |
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: 977 |
Text status | Text completely known |
Editorial status | Critical text |
Genre(s) | Text-related epigram |
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Metre(s) | Dodecasyllable |
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Translation(s) |
Tanismanios (the Danişmendid ruler Ghazi) seized Kastamon and killed with the sword the Greek guards. |
Comment | The poem comments on Niketas Choniates' History 19.6-9. |
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Number of verses | 2 |
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Last modified: 2021-11-05.