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E00019: Theophylact Simocatta in his History mentions the coronation in 602 of the usurping emperor Phocas at the church of *John the Baptist (S00020) in the Hebdomon suburb of Constantinople. 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 8.10.1
περιβάλλεται τοίνυν τὸν βασίλειον στέφανον ὁ παλαμναῖος ἐκεῖνος ἀνὴρ ἐν τῷ νεῷ τοῦ προφήτου καὶ βαπτιστοῦ Ἰωάννου.
'Then that murderous man [Phocas] donned the royal crown in the church of the Prophet and Baptist John.'
Text: de Boor and Wirth 1972. Translation: Whitby and Whitby 1986.
περιβάλλεται τοίνυν τὸν βασίλειον στέφανον ὁ παλαμναῖος ἐκεῖνος ἀνὴρ ἐν τῷ νεῷ τοῦ προφήτου καὶ βαπτιστοῦ Ἰωάννου.
'Then that murderous man [Phocas] donned the royal crown in the church of the Prophet and Baptist John.'
Text: de Boor and Wirth 1972. Translation: Whitby and Whitby 1986.
History
Evidence ID
E00019Saint Name
John the Baptist : S00020Saint Name in Source
ἸωάννηςRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Literary - Other narrative texts (including Histories)Language
- Greek
Evidence not before
620Evidence not after
640Activity not before
602Activity not after
602Place of Evidence - Region
Constantinople and regionPlace of Evidence - City, village, etc
ConstantinoplePlace of evidence - City name in other Language(s)
Constantinople Constantinople Κωνσταντινούπολις Konstantinoupolis Constantinopolis Constantinople IstanbulMajor author/Major anonymous work
Theophylact SimocattaCult activities - Liturgical Activity
- Other liturgical acts and ceremonies