Type 33672
| Δὶς ὁ βασιλεὺς τῇ Θεουπόλει πόλει, | |
| καὶ δὶς νικητὴς εἰσιὼν, κλέος νέμει· | |
| καὶ δὶς δὶς οὗτος αὖθι τῇ Κωνσταντίνου, | |
| καὶ μυριάκις μυριοστεφηφόρος· | |
| ὡς τῶν καλῶν κάλλιστος Αὐσόνων ἄναξ, | |
| ἐφίσταται θρίαμβον ἀρτύων πάλιν. |
| 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: 981 |
| 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) |
Twice the emperor bestows on the city of Theoupolis (Antioch) glory and twice entering as a victor, and two times twice he did the same on Constantinople and innumerous times bearing innumerous crowns. As the best king of the good Romans he arrives and prepares again a triumph. |
| Comment | The poem comments on Niketas Choniates' History 31.16-21. |
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| Number of verses | 6 |
| Acknowledgements |
The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete. |
| Identification | Vassis ICB 2005, 149: "Scholium marg. in Historiam Nicetae Choniatae" |
| Permalink | https://www.dbbe.ugent.be/types/33672 |
Last modified: 2021-11-19.
