Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 33633

	Μάχη μεγίστη Σκυθικοῦ δεινοῦ φύλου,
	καὶ παμμεγίστου χαριτωνυμουμένου,
	μυριονίκου, δεσπότου βασιλέως.

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: 974
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Critical text
Genre(s)	Text-related epigram
Person(s)	Poet Ephraim of Ainos < Thrace (13th c. - 14th c.) - PLP: III.6408
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Subject(s)	Ioannes II Komnenos (1087 - 1143) - PBW: Ioannes/2/ Niketas Choniates (1155 - 1217) - PBW: Niketas/25001/
Tag(s)	Reference to content of the book Scholium
Translation(s)	The greatest battle between the terrible Scythian tribe (Pechenegs) and the almighty, named after the grace, countless-times victor, lord emperor. Language English Source(s) J. Bértola 2021, Ephraim of Ainos at work: a cycle of epigrams in the margins of Niketas Choniates, Byzantinische Zeitschrift, 114(3), 929-1000: 974
Comment	The poem comments on Niketas Choniates' History 14.62-15.70.
Bibliography
Number of verses	3
Acknowledgements	Creator(s) Julián Bértola The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
Identification
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Last modified: 2026-01-19.