Σκρίβων
scribon, imperial bodyguard
Translated by Catharine Roth2 Apr 2008Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
According to Latin[-speaker]s [this means] he who is preeminent among the bodyguards.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Σκρίβων· κατὰ Λατίνους ὁ τῶν σωματοφυλάκων ὑπερφερόμενος.
Betacode
*skri/bwn: kata\ *lati/nous o( tw=n swmatofula/kwn u(perfero/menos.
Notes
- (This entry is part of sigma 695, Adler reports, in mss GV.)
A title of Latin origin; cf. Theophylact Simocatta, Histories 1.4.7, 7.3.8, 8.5.10.
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Revision history4 revisions · last 9 May 2014
- another note — David Whitehead
- coding — Catharine Roth
- Revised — David Whitehead
- tweaked tr; augmented note — David Whitehead
- Translated — Catharine Roth