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E00016: Theophylact Simocatta in his History describes the visit in 592 of the emperor Maurice to the shrine of *Glykeria (martyr of Perinthus/Heraclea, S00018) in Heraclea (eastern Balkans) while setting off on his campaign against the Avars, and offers funds for the restoration of damage caused by the Avars. Written in Greek at Constantinople in the early 7th century.
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posted on 2014-08-31, 00:00 authored by CSLA AdminTheophylact Simocatta, History 6.1.3
... ἀναβὰς ἐπὶ τὸν βασίλειον ἵππον ἐς Ἡράκλειαν γίνεται. ἐπὶ τὸν τοίνυν Γλυκερίας, τῆς μάρτυρος νεὼν ἐντεμενίζεται, ὡς οἷόν τε ἦν τιμήσας τὸ τέμενος χρήματά τε ἐπιδούς, ἐφ’ ᾧ τὰ πυρὶ καταπεπτωκότα τοῦ ναοῦ ὑπὸ τῶν Ἀβάρων πρὸς νεώτερον κάλλος μεταχωρεῖν, τὰς δυνάμεις ἐκτάξας ἀπεφοίτα τοῦ ἄστεος.
'… he [Maurice] mounted the royal horse and came to Heraclea. He entered the temple of the martyr Glykeria and, having bestowed the greatest honours to the shrine and provided funds for the transformation to new beauty of those parts of the church that had been burnt down by the Avars, he marshalled his forces and left the city.'
Text: de Boor and Wirth 1972. Translation: Whitby and Whitby 1986.
... ἀναβὰς ἐπὶ τὸν βασίλειον ἵππον ἐς Ἡράκλειαν γίνεται. ἐπὶ τὸν τοίνυν Γλυκερίας, τῆς μάρτυρος νεὼν ἐντεμενίζεται, ὡς οἷόν τε ἦν τιμήσας τὸ τέμενος χρήματά τε ἐπιδούς, ἐφ’ ᾧ τὰ πυρὶ καταπεπτωκότα τοῦ ναοῦ ὑπὸ τῶν Ἀβάρων πρὸς νεώτερον κάλλος μεταχωρεῖν, τὰς δυνάμεις ἐκτάξας ἀπεφοίτα τοῦ ἄστεος.
'… he [Maurice] mounted the royal horse and came to Heraclea. He entered the temple of the martyr Glykeria and, having bestowed the greatest honours to the shrine and provided funds for the transformation to new beauty of those parts of the church that had been burnt down by the Avars, he marshalled his forces and left the city.'
Text: de Boor and Wirth 1972. Translation: Whitby and Whitby 1986.
History
Evidence ID
E00016Saint Name
Glykeria, martyr in Perinthus-Heraclea in Thrace, ob. 2nd c. : S00018Saint Name in Source
ΓλυκερίαRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Literary - Other narrative texts (including Histories)Language
- Greek