Rapsomates, rebel on Cyprus L XI
τοῦ Ῥαψομάτου (Skoulatos 177) (Anonymus 418)
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Narrative
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Description
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He had (apparently) only recently touched a sword and a spear, could not mount a horse, and if he found himself on horseback would panic and feel dizzy
ἦν γὰρ ... χθὲς καὶ πρῴην ἡμμνένος ξίφους καὶ δόρατος, καὶ μὴδ᾽ ἐπιβῆναι ἐφ᾽ ἵππον εἰδώς, ἀλλ᾽ εἰ καὶ τύχοι ἐπιβεβηκὼς κᾷθ᾽ οὕτως ἐξιππάσασθαι βούλοιτο, ταραχὴν εἶχε καὶ σάλον. Anna Komnene 262.52-55
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Second Name
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Rapsomates
τοῦ Ῥαψαμάτου. Glykas 620.10
Ῥαψομάτης. Anna Komnene 261.33-262.34
Kinship
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Location
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Crete
rose in rebellion in Crete [probably inaccurate] τῇ Κρήτῃ. Glykas 620.10
Cyprus
occupied Cyprus Κύπρον. Zonaras 18.22.16
Kyrenia (Cyprus)
seized the mountain-tops above Kyrenia Κυρήνης. Anna Komnene 262.43
Leukosia (Cyprus)
when captured was returned to Leukosia Λευκουσίαν. Anna Komnene 263.77-78
Nemesos (Lemesos, Cyprus)
was arrested near Nemesos Νεμεσόν. Anna Komnene 263.69
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