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.