Type 33661

Ἡ φρὴν ἀλαζὼν, δουλικῶς δεσμῇ πόδας,
ὁ κομπορρήμων βάρβαρος Κωνσταντῖνος·
οἴχῃ δὲ φυγὰς, ἀλλ’ ἐσαῦθις συνέχῃ·
καὶ καθυπάγῃ ταῖς δίκαις ἐπαξίως.
Title(s) Scholium in Nicetae Choniatae historiam (25.40-48)
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: 978-979
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) Arrogant mind, you are shackled in the feet as a slave,
barbarian braggart Constantine.
Then you escape, but you are detained again,
and you are subjected to justice as you deserve.
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English
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Comment The poem comments on Niketas Choniates' History 25.40-48.
The epigram also occurs in Par. suppl. gr. 249 (f. 226v), where it does not function as a book epigram.
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Number of verses 4
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