A Passage of the 'Barbarograeca᾽ Metaphrase of Niketas Choniates᾽ Chronike Diegesis. Retranslated or Revised?
Authors: DAVIS John 
Published: November 2014

&nbsp; <p>J. C. Davis</p><p>&nbsp;Ἕ&nu;&alpha; &chi;&omega;&rho;ί&omicron; ἀ&pi;ὸ &tau;ὴ &lambda;&epsilon;&gamma;ό&mu;&epsilon;&nu;&eta; &laquo;&delta;&eta;&mu;ώ&delta;&eta;&raquo; &mu;&epsilon;&tau;ά&phi;&rho;&alpha;&sigma;&eta; &tau;ῆ&sigmaf; <em>&Chi;&rho;&omicron;&nu;&iota;&kappa;</em><em>ῆ</em><em>&sigmaf; &Delta;&iota;&eta;&gamma;ή&sigma;&epsilon;&omega;&sigmaf;</em> &tau;&omicron;ῦ &Nu;&iota;&kappa;ή&tau;&alpha; &Chi;&omega;&nu;&iota;ά&tau;&eta;: ἐ&pi;&alpha;&nu;&alpha;-&mu;&epsilon;&tau;ά&phi;&rho;&alpha;&sigma;&eta; ἤ ἁ&pi;&lambda;ῶ&sigmaf; &delta;&iota;ό&rho;&theta;&omega;&sigma;&eta;; </p><p>&Tau;ὸ &chi;&omega;&rho;ί&omicron; &pi;&omicron;ὺ &sigma;&upsilon;&zeta;&eta;&tau;&epsilon;ῖ&tau;&alpha;&iota; ἐ&delta;ῶ ἀ&pi;&omicron;&tau;&epsilon;&lambda;&epsilon;ῖ ἰ&delta;&iota;ά&zeta;&omicron;&upsilon;&sigma;&alpha; &pi;&epsilon;&rho;ί&pi;&tau;&omega;&sigma;&eta; &sigma;&tau;ὸ &sigma;ύ&nu;&omicron;&lambda;&omicron; &tau;ῆ&sigmaf; &lambda;&epsilon;&gamma;&omicron;&mu;έ&nu;&eta;&sigmaf; Barbarograeca (&laquo;&delta;&eta;&mu;ώ&delta;&omicron;&upsilon;&sigmaf;&raquo;) &mu;&epsilon;&tau;ά&phi;&rho;&alpha;&sigma;&eta;&sigmaf; &tau;ῆ&sigmaf; &Chi;&rho;&omicron;&nu;&iota;&kappa;ῆ&sigmaf; &Delta;&iota;&eta;&gamma;ή&sigma;&epsilon;&omega;&sigmaf; &tau;&omicron;ῦ &Nu;&iota;&kappa;ή&tau;&alpha; &Chi;&omega;&nu;&iota;ά&tau;&eta;: ἡ &chi;&epsilon;&iota;&rho;ό&gamma;&rho;&alpha;&phi;&eta; &pi;&alpha;&rho;ά&delta;&omicron;&sigma;&eta; &tau;&omicron;ῦ &kappa;&epsilon;&iota;&mu;έ&nu;&omicron;&upsilon; &alpha;ὐ&tau;&omicron;ῦ (Niketas-Metaphrase=<em>&Nu;</em>-<em>&Mu;</em>) &pi;&alpha;&rho;&omicron;&upsilon;&sigma;&iota;ά&zeta;&epsilon;&iota; &delta;ύ&omicron; &kappa;&lambda;ά&delta;&omicron;&upsilon;&sigmaf;, &omicron;ἱ ὁ&pi;&omicron;ῖ&omicron;&iota; &delta;ὲ&nu; &delta;&iota;&alpha;&phi;έ&rho;&omicron;&upsilon;&nu; &rho;&iota;&zeta;&iota;&kappa;ὰ &pi;&alpha;&rho;ὰ &mu;ό&nu;&omicron; &sigma;&tau;ὸ ὑ&pi;ὸ &sigma;&upsilon;&zeta;ή&tau;&eta;&sigma;&iota;&nu; &sigma;&eta;&mu;&epsilon;ῖ&omicron;.</p><p>&Tau;ὸ ἐ&rho;ώ&tau;&eta;&mu;&alpha; &pi;&omicron;ὺ &pi;&rho;&omicron;&kappa;ύ&pi;&tau;&epsilon;&iota; ἀ&pi;ὸ &tau;ὶ&sigmaf; &delta;ύ&omicron; &pi;&alpha;&rho;&alpha;&lambda;&lambda;&alpha;&gamma;ὲ&sigmaf; &pi;&omicron;ὺ &sigma;ώ&zeta;&omicron;&nu;&tau;&alpha;&iota; &sigma;&tau;ὰ &chi;&epsilon;&iota;&rho;ό&gamma;&rho;&alpha;&phi;&alpha; &epsilon;ἶ&nu;&alpha;&iota; &kappa;&alpha;&tau;ὰ &pi;ό&sigma;&omicron; ἡ &mu;ί&alpha; &epsilon;ἶ&nu;&alpha;&iota; &delta;&upsilon;&nu;&alpha;&tau;ὸ &nu;ὰ &theta;&epsilon;&omega;&rho;&eta;&theta;&epsilon;ῖ &delta;&iota;ό&rho;&theta;&omega;&sigma;&eta; &tau;ῆ&sigmaf; ἄ&lambda;&lambda;&eta;&sigmaf;, &kappa;&alpha;ὶ &kappa;&alpha;&tau;ὰ &pi;ό&sigma;&omicron; &alpha;ὐ&tau;ὴ ἡ &delta;&iota;ό&rho;&theta;&omega;&sigma;&eta; ἔ&gamma;&iota;&nu;&epsilon; &beta;ά&sigma;&epsilon;&iota; &tau;&omicron;ῦ &pi;&rho;&omega;&tau;&omicron;&tau;ύ&pi;&omicron;&upsilon; &tau;&omicron;ῦ &Chi;&omega;&nu;&iota;ά&tau;&eta;, &tau;&omicron;ῦ &lambda;ό&gamma;&iota;&omicron;&upsilon;, &delta;&eta;&lambda;&alpha;&delta;ή, &kappa;&epsilon;&iota;&mu;έ&nu;&omicron;&upsilon; &tau;ῆ&sigmaf; <em>&Chi;&rho;&omicron;&nu;&iota;&kappa;</em><em>ῆ</em><em>&sigmaf; &Delta;&iota;&eta;&gamma;ή&sigma;&epsilon;&omega;&sigmaf;</em>.</p><p>Ὅ&tau;&iota; &omicron;ἱ &delta;ύ&omicron; &pi;&alpha;&rho;&alpha;&lambda;&lambda;&alpha;&gamma;ὲ&sigmaf; &tau;&omicron;ῦ &chi;&omega;&rho;ί&omicron;&upsilon;, ἀ&nu;&epsilon;&xi;ά&rho;&tau;&eta;&tau;&alpha; ἡ &mu;ί&alpha; ἀ&pi;ό &tau;ὴ&nu; ἄ&lambda;&lambda;&eta;, ὑ&pi;&omicron;&delta;&epsilon;&iota;&kappa;&nu;ύ&omicron;&upsilon;&nu; &gamma;&nu;ώ&sigma;&eta; &tau;&omicron;ῦ &pi;&rho;&omega;&tau;&omicron;&tau;ύ&pi;&omicron;&upsilon;, &theta;έ&tau;&epsilon;&iota; ἕ&nu;&alpha; ἄ&lambda;&lambda;&omicron; ἐ&rho;ώ&tau;&eta;&mu;&alpha;: &pi;ῶ&sigmaf; ἦ&tau;&alpha;&nu; ἡ ἀ&rho;&chi;&iota;&kappa;ὴ &mu;&omicron;&rho;&phi;ὴ &tau;ῆ&sigmaf; <em>&Nu;</em>-<em>&Mu;</em>; Ὑ&pi;ῆ&rho;&chi;&epsilon; &mu;ή&pi;&omega;&sigmaf; ἕ&nu;&alpha; &kappa;&epsilon;ί&mu;&epsilon;&nu;&omicron; ἐ&pi;ά&nu;&omega; &sigma;&tau;ὸ ὁ&pi;&omicron;ῖ&omicron; ἦ&tau;&alpha;&nu; &sigma;&eta;&mu;&epsilon;&iota;&omega;&mu;έ&nu;&epsilon;&sigmaf; &kappa;ά&pi;&omicron;&iota;&epsilon;&sigmaf; &delta;&iota;&omicron;&rho;&theta;ώ&sigma;&epsilon;&iota;&sigmaf; ἤ ἀ&lambda;&lambda;&alpha;&gamma;έ&sigmaf;, &pi;&iota;&theta;&alpha;&nu;ὸ&nu; &gamma;&rho;&alpha;&mu;&mu;έ&nu;&epsilon;&sigmaf; &sigma;ὲ &kappa;&omicron;&nu;&tau;&iota;&nu;ὸ &chi;&rho;&omicron;&nu;&iota;&kappa;ὸ &delta;&iota;ά&sigma;&tau;&eta;&mu;&alpha; ἀ&pi;ὸ &tau;ὴ &sigma;&upsilon;&gamma;&gamma;&rho;&alpha;&phi;ὴ &tau;ῆ&sigmaf; <em>&Nu;</em>-<em>&Mu;</em>, &kappa;&alpha;ὶ &gamma;&iota;ὰ &tau;ὶ&sigmaf; ὁ&pi;&omicron;ῖ&epsilon;&sigmaf; ὁ (&sigma;&upsilon;&gamma;)&gamma;&rho;&alpha;&phi;έ&alpha;&sigmaf; &pi;&alpha;&rho;έ&pi;&epsilon;&mu;&pi;&epsilon; &sigma;&tau;ὴ &Chi;&rho;&omicron;&nu;&iota;&kappa;ὴ &Delta;&iota;ή&gamma;&eta;&sigma;&eta;;</p><p>Ἐ&nu;ῶ ἡ &gamma;&epsilon;&nu;&iota;&kappa;ὴ &mu;&omicron;&rho;&phi;ὴ &tau;ῶ&nu; &delta;ύ&omicron; &pi;&alpha;&rho;&alpha;&lambda;&lambda;&alpha;&gamma;ῶ&nu; ὑ&pi;&omicron;&delta;&epsilon;&iota;&kappa;&nu;ύ&epsilon;&iota; ὅ&tau;&iota; ἡ &mu;ί&alpha; (&sigma;&omega;&zeta;ό&mu;&epsilon;&nu;&eta; &sigma;&tau;ὰ &chi;&epsilon;&iota;&rho;ό&gamma;&rho;&alpha;&phi;&alpha; XS) ἔ&gamma;&iota;&nu;&epsilon; &mu;ὲ &beta;ά&sigma;&eta; &tau;ὴ&nu; ἄ&lambda;&lambda;&eta; -&kappa;&alpha;ὶ &sigma;&upsilon;&nu;&epsilon;&pi;ῶ&sigmaf; &delta;ὲ&nu; ἀ&pi;&omicron;&tau;&epsilon;&lambda;&epsilon;ῖ ἀ&kappa;&rho;&iota;&beta;ῶ&sigmaf; &nu;έ&alpha; &mu;&epsilon;&tau;ά&phi;&rho;&alpha;&sigma;&eta;-, &pi;&alpha;&rho;ά &tau;&alpha;ῦ&tau;&alpha; &pi;&epsilon;&rho;&iota;&lambda;&alpha;&mu;&beta;ά&nu;&omicron;&nu;&tau;&alpha;&iota; &lambda;έ&xi;&epsilon;&iota;&sigmaf; &kappa;&alpha;ὶ &phi;&rho;ά&sigma;&epsilon;&iota;&sigmaf;, &omicron;ἱ ὁ&pi;&omicron;ῖ&epsilon;&sigmaf; &mu;ᾶ&sigmaf; ἐ&pi;&iota;&tau;&rho;έ&pi;&omicron;&upsilon;&nu; &nu;ὰ ὑ&pi;&omicron;&theta;έ&sigma;&omicron;&upsilon;&mu;&epsilon; ὅ&tau;&iota; &omicron;ἱ &sigma;&upsilon;&nu;&tau;ά&kappa;&tau;&epsilon;&sigmaf; &tau;ῶ&nu; &pi;&alpha;&rho;&alpha;&lambda;&lambda;&alpha;&gamma;ῶ&nu; &gamma;&nu;ώ&rho;&iota;&zeta;&alpha;&nu; &tau;ὸ ἀ&rho;&chi;&iota;&kappa;ὸ ἔ&rho;&gamma;&omicron; &tau;&omicron;ῦ &Chi;&omega;&nu;&iota;ά&tau;&eta;. Ἴ&sigma;&omega;&sigmaf; &tau;ὸ &chi;&omega;&rho;ί&omicron; &mu;ᾶ&sigmaf; &delta;&iota;&alpha;&sigma;ώ&zeta;&epsilon;&iota; &tau;ὸ ἀ&pi;&omicron;&tau;έ&lambda;&epsilon;&sigma;&mu;&alpha; &mu;ί&alpha;&sigmaf; &pi;&rho;&omicron;&sigma;&pi;ά&theta;&epsilon;&iota;&alpha;&sigmaf; ἀ&nu;ά&gamma;&nu;&omega;&sigma;&eta;&sigmaf;, ἀ&nu;&tau;&iota;&gamma;&rho;&alpha;&phi;ῆ&sigmaf; &kappa;&alpha;ὶ ὀ&rho;&gamma;ά&nu;&omega;&sigma;&eta;&sigmaf; ἑ&nu;ὸ&sigmaf; &kappa;&epsilon;&iota;&mu;έ&nu;&omicron;&upsilon; ἡ&mu;&iota;&tau;&epsilon;&lambda;&omicron;ῦ&sigmaf; &mu;&omicron;&rho;&phi;ῆ&sigmaf; (ἔ&sigma;&tau;&omega; &sigma;' ἕ&nu;&alpha; &mu;&iota;&kappa;&rho;ὸ &sigma;&eta;&mu;&epsilon;ῖ&omicron; &tau;&omicron;ῦ &mu;&epsilon;&gamma;ά&lambda;&omicron;&upsilon; &alpha;ὐ&tau;&omicron;ῦ ἔ&rho;&gamma;&omicron;&upsilon;), ἤ ἴ&sigma;&omega;&sigmaf; &mu;ᾶ&sigmaf; ἔ&chi;&epsilon;&iota; &sigma;&omega;&theta;&epsilon;ῖ &kappa;ά&pi;&omicron;&iota;&omicron;&upsilon; &epsilon;ἴ&delta;&omicron;&upsilon;&sigmaf; &pi;&epsilon;ί&rho;&alpha;&mu;&alpha; ἐ&kappa; &mu;έ&rho;&omicron;&upsilon;&sigmaf; &tau;&omicron;ῦ &mu;&epsilon;&tau;&alpha;&phi;&rho;&alpha;&sigma;&tau;ῆ ἤ &tau;&omicron;ῦ &alpha;&nu;&tau;&iota;&gamma;&rho;&alpha;&phi;έ&alpha;.</p>