Βῶνος
Bônos, Bonus
Translated by Jennifer Benedict5 Dec 2001Vetting: high14 revisions
Translation
Greek original · Adler’s text
Βῶνος, στρατηγὸς τῆς Μυσίας, τῆς παρὰ τῷ Ἴστρῳ ποταμῷ παρατεταμένης, ἀνὴρ συνέσεως ἐς ἄκρον ἥκων καὶ λίαν ἀγαθὸς τά τε πολιτικὰ καὶ πολέμια. ἦν ἐπὶ Ἰουστινιανοῦ.
Betacode
*bw=nos, strathgo\s th=s *musi/as, th=s para\ tw=| *)/istrw| potamw=| paratetame/nhs, a)nh\r sune/sews e)s a)/kron h(/kwn kai\ li/an a)gaqo\s ta/ te politika\ kai\ pole/mia. h)=n e)pi\ *)ioustinianou=.
Notes (1)
- Agathias, Histories 1.19. Bonus was in fact quaestor (cf. kappa 2533) of Moesia, according to Agathias, but had been entrusted with a sizeable military force by the Byzantine general Narses (cf. nu 42) for securing the environs of Luca (modern-day Lucca, in Tuscany, Italy; cf. alpha 457) in 553 CE; cf. Frendo (27) and PLRE IIIa s.v. Bonus(1).↩
It is possible that there is some confusion on the part of the Suda lexicographer here. A later Bonus was indeed a general in 568-569/570, commanding Roman forces defending the city of Sirmium from Avar assaults; cf. PLRE IIIa s.v. Bonus(4), alpha 3252, epsilon 3875, and sigma 1653. In 561 he was tasked by Justin (the Roman general in Lazika and Thrace, not the future emperor; cf. PLRE IIIa s.v. Iustinus(4)) with guarding the Danube frontier against the Avars. On the Avars see alpha 18 generally.- 1In other words, Moesia (to be distinguished from Mysia in Asia Minor: mu 1472, etc.), Barrington Atlas map 100 grids L3-M3. The two place-names are homophonous in Byzantine pronunciation; and see further under delta 23.
References
J.D. Frendo, trans., Agathias: The Histories, (Berlin 1975)
J.R. Martindale, The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire, vol. IIIa, (Cambridge, 1992)
J.R. Martindale, The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire, vol. IIIa, (Cambridge, 1992)
Linked from4 entries
- α457Ἀδήλητοςunhurt[Meaning] undamaged, unharmed. Agathias [writes]: "and they appeared [...] both safe and unhurt." For dhlw= [means] I harm.
- δ23Δακία χώραDacian region, Dacian territoryThat which Trajan colonized in the regions on the other side of the Istrus. And Aurelian abandoned this [region], once the region of the Illyrians and the Mysians had become afflicted [sc. by the Goths], thinking that…
- ε498Ἐκμελέςcareless[Meaning something] uncared-for. "Indeed, Bonos ... his mind was not inclined toward what was careless or more indolent; instead he employed an alacrity that was intense toward finding safety." "And other diseases he…
- ε2310Ἐπιδουπῆσαιto make a thud on[Meaning] to make a thump on. Also [sc. attested is the adjective] e)ri/gdoupos, [meaning] one who makes a loud noise. Menander [writes]: "the Avars in their battle-charge wanted to raise a confused and fierce noise,…
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Revision history14 revisions · last 28 Nov 2024
- tweaked translation — Catharine Roth
- further expanded primary note, added cross-references — Ronald Allen
- expanded primary note, added cross-references — Ronald Allen
- augmented primary note — Ronald Allen
- added map reference n.1 — Ronald Allen
- augmented primary note, added to bibliography — Ronald Allen
- expanded primary note, added bibliography, added cross-references — Ronald Allen
- further expansion of n.1 — David Whitehead
- expanded note, added keyword — Catharine Roth
- coding — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- more keywords — David Whitehead
- another note, at the prompting of Nicholas Fincher — David Whitehead
- added note and keywords — David Whitehead
- Translated — Jennifer Benedict