“Sklavenia” (“Σκλαυηνία”) Revisited: Previous and Recent Considerations

In this article the terms Σκλαυηνία mentioned in Theophylact Simocatta’s History (κατὰ τῆς Σκλαυηνίας πληθύος στρατοπεδεύεσθαι) and “Slawinia” attested in the Vita of St Willibald, Bishop of Eichstätt (“ad urbem Manafasiam in Slawinia terrae”) are re-examined. Contrary to recent interpretations, it...

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Main Author: Andreas Gkoutzioukostas
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Published: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki 2017-02-01
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spelling doaj-98ef6ddc56164c1fa163383dd51751962021-08-02T03:31:49ZdeuAristotle University of ThessalonikiΠαρεκβολαί2241-02282017-02-01701124823“Sklavenia” (“Σκλαυηνία”) Revisited: Previous and Recent ConsiderationsAndreas Gkoutzioukostas0School of History and Archaeology Aristotle University of ThessalonikiIn this article the terms Σκλαυηνία mentioned in Theophylact Simocatta’s History (κατὰ τῆς Σκλαυηνίας πληθύος στρατοπεδεύεσθαι) and “Slawinia” attested in the Vita of St Willibald, Bishop of Eichstätt (“ad urbem Manafasiam in Slawinia terrae”) are re-examined. Contrary to recent interpretations, it is concluded that both terms are adjectives and not nouns, as I argued in a previous study on this topic. Some new arguments are added to support my view.http://ejournals.lib.auth.gr/parekbolai/article/view/5365Sklavenia, Theophylact Simocatta, Vita of St Willibald, Eichstätt
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“Sklavenia” (“Σκλαυηνία”) Revisited: Previous and Recent Considerations
Παρεκβολαί
Sklavenia, Theophylact Simocatta, Vita of St Willibald, Eichstätt
author_facet Andreas Gkoutzioukostas
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title “Sklavenia” (“Σκλαυηνία”) Revisited: Previous and Recent Considerations
title_short “Sklavenia” (“Σκλαυηνία”) Revisited: Previous and Recent Considerations
title_full “Sklavenia” (“Σκλαυηνία”) Revisited: Previous and Recent Considerations
title_fullStr “Sklavenia” (“Σκλαυηνία”) Revisited: Previous and Recent Considerations
title_full_unstemmed “Sklavenia” (“Σκλαυηνία”) Revisited: Previous and Recent Considerations
title_sort “sklavenia” (“σκλαυηνία”) revisited: previous and recent considerations
publisher Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
series Παρεκβολαί
issn 2241-0228
publishDate 2017-02-01
description In this article the terms Σκλαυηνία mentioned in Theophylact Simocatta’s History (κατὰ τῆς Σκλαυηνίας πληθύος στρατοπεδεύεσθαι) and “Slawinia” attested in the Vita of St Willibald, Bishop of Eichstätt (“ad urbem Manafasiam in Slawinia terrae”) are re-examined. Contrary to recent interpretations, it is concluded that both terms are adjectives and not nouns, as I argued in a previous study on this topic. Some new arguments are added to support my view.
topic Sklavenia, Theophylact Simocatta, Vita of St Willibald, Eichstätt
url http://ejournals.lib.auth.gr/parekbolai/article/view/5365
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