Βουργαών

Bourgaôn

Translated by Jennifer Benedict · 12 Jun 2002 · Vetting: high · 7 revisions

Translation

A mountain in the west,¹ where Belisarius waged various wars.

Greek original

Βουργαών· ὄρος περὶ τὴν ἑσπέραν, ἔνθα Βελισάριος διαφόρους πολέμους διήνεγκεν.

Betacode

*bourgaw/n: o)/ros peri\ th\n e(spe/ran, e)/nqa *belisa/rios diafo/rous pole/mous dih/negken.

Notes (1)

cf. Procopius, History of the Wars of Justinian 4.12.3 and 5 (web address 1; see Kaldellis (215-216). For Belisarius see beta 233. In fact, Belisarius returned to Constantiople in the summer of 534 CE and had left the command of the Roman army in Africa to Solomon; cf. PLRE IIIb s.v. Solomon(1).
1N. Africa. See, for example, omicron 228. In the spring of 535, the rebelling Moors had begun to overrun the Roman province of Byzacena (Byzacium, in modern-day northeastern Tunisia; cf. Barrington Atlas map 32 grid F4). Solomon came south with his army from Carthage, engaged the Moors, and defeated them decisively in battle on the slopes of Mount Bourgaôn, whose exact location is unknown; cf. Kaldellis (215 note 401).

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References

A. Kaldellis, ed. and H.B. Dewing, trans., Prokopios: The Wars of Justinian, (Indianapolis 2014)
J.R. Martindale, The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire, vol. IIIb, (Cambridge, 1992)

External resources

Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu

Linked from (2)

δ993Διειργάσατοdealt with, disposed of δ1346Δόλωνεςjibs

Neighbours in Adler order

β453Βούπαιςbig boy, ox-boy, ox-child β454Βούπειναox-hunger β455Βουπλήξcattle-prod β456ΒουργαώνBourgaôn β457Βοῦς ἕβδομοςseventh ox β458Βοῦς ἕβδομοςseventh ox β459Βοῦς ἐν αὐλίῳ κάθῃyou are an ox sitting in a courtyard

Revisions (7)

7 Jan 2024Ronald Allenexpanded notes, added bibliography, added link
3 Jun 2012David Whitehead
14 Dec 2009David Whiteheadanother keyword
13 Dec 2009Catharine Rothadded cross-reference
13 Jun 2002David Whiteheadadded notes and keyword
12 Jun 2002Jennifer Benedicttranslated

Notes (1)

cf. Procopius, History of the Wars of Justinian 4.12.3 and 5 (web address 1; see Kaldellis (215-216). For Belisarius see beta 233. In fact, Belisarius returned to Constantiople in the summer of 534 CE and had left the command of the Roman army in Africa to Solomon; cf. PLRE IIIb s.v. Solomon(1).

1N. Africa. See, for example, omicron 228. In the spring of 535, the rebelling Moors had begun to overrun the Roman province of Byzacena (Byzacium, in modern-day northeastern Tunisia; cf. Barrington Atlas map 32 grid F4). Solomon came south with his army from Carthage, engaged the Moors, and defeated them decisively in battle on the slopes of Mount Bourgaôn, whose exact location is unknown; cf. Kaldellis (215 note 401).