Ἀττήλας
Attelas, Attila
Translated by William Hutton2 Apr 2002Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
The leader of the Skythians.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἀττήλας· ὁ τῶν Σκυθῶν ἡγεμών.
Betacode
*)atth/las: o( tw=n *skuqw=n h(gemw/n.
Notes
- More precisely, at least in modern categorizations, of the Huns; d. 453 CE.
For Attila cf. zeta 29, kappa 2123, mu 405, and (wrongly transmitted as 'Attalos') pi 2301; generally OCD(4) s.v. (p.204); and Catholic Encyclopedia entry at web address 1.
External resources
- Web address 1 newadvent.org
Linked from2 entries
- β334ΒλήδαςBlêdas, BledasThe name of a Scythian.
- μ405ΜεδιόλανονMediolanon, Mediolanum, MilanA very populous city, which Attila captured and enslaved. When he saw in a picture the Roman emperors seated on golden thrones, with the dead Skythians lying before their feet, he sought out an artist and ordered him to…
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Revision history5 revisions · last 31 Jul 2014
- updated a ref — David Whitehead
- Revised — David Whitehead
- augmented note — David Whitehead
- added link — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- Translated — William Hutton