leaders of Pechenegs who crossed Danube in 1046/47 M XI
τοὺς δὲ ἀρχηγοὺς αὐτῶν καὶ συ (Anonymi 5006)
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Leaders of the Scythians, commonly called Pechenegs, and military commanders
τοὺς δὲ ἀρχηγοὺς αὐτῶν καὶ συνταγματάρχας. Attaleiates: History 30.20 / 24.13
Compared to an Ethiopian whose skin one attempts to whiten in vain, and to a serpent which one feeds expecting gratitude
μάτην Αἰθίοπα λευκᾶναί τις ἐπιβάλλεται, καὶ ὅτι ὃφιν τρέφειν καὶ πονηρὸν εὐεργετεῖν ὅμοιον, καὶ οὐδ ᾿ ἑκάστου τούτων ἡ χάρις ἀποτίκτειν εἴωθεν εὔνοιαν. Attaleiates: History 31.14-16 / 25.1-2
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Pecheneg (Scythians, commonly called Pechenegs)
Σκύθαι δέ, οὓς Πατζινάκους οἶδεν ὁ δημώδης λόγος καλεῖν. Attaleiates: History 30.5-6 / 24.1-2
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