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 "he arrived in Albania with 50,000 prisoners"... |
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| Автор | THEOPHANES - AM 6115 (Нерегистриран) | |
| Публикувано | 29.09.03 11:54 |
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THE CHRONICLE OF THEOPHANES
“…..Since winter was coming, he held a council with his army as to where to spend it. Some said in Albania, others said in the same place Khosroes did. The Emperor ordered the army purified for three days. Then he opened God’s gospels and found on referring to them that he should winter in Albania.[50] In the midst of his journey Persian armies attacked him even though he had not a few Persian prisoners; with God’s help he beat them all. Although winter and icy cold assailed him on the journey, he arrived in Albania with 50,000 prisoners. Out of the goodness of his heart he took pity on them and freed them from their bonds, cared for them, and let them rest. They all acclaimed him in tears as the savior of Persia, who would kill Khosroes, the universal destroyer.
ANNUS MUNDI (SEPTEMBER 1, 623—AUGUST 31, 624)
14. 36. 15. 15. 5.
In this year the Persian king Khosroes appointed as general Sara-blangas, a vigorous man, but arrogant and conceited. As an army he gave him the so-called Khosroegetai and Perozitai, then sent him to oppose Herakleios in Albania. He penetrated the Albanian highlands but did not have the courage to meet the Emperor face to face in battle. Instead, he held the passes leading to Persia, thinking to waylay him.
50. The sortes biblicae, a method of divination where a question was asked and the Bible then opened at random to find the answer. The Albania in question is in the Caucasus, not the Balkans.
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