AND BYZANTINE GREEK. 



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§ 18. 

 Specimens of the popular style of the seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, and eleventh 



centuries after Christ. 



From the ChronICON Paschale, p. 699 (A. D. 610) Tovtm tw eVet /j.rjvl virep^epeTalm, 

 Kara Pcofiaiovi oKToi^piov x , ivhiKTiSjvo'i lA , rj/J-epa Z , ava^aivovrai TrKola iKava Kara to aTpoyyv- 

 "Kovv KUiTTeWiv, ev oi? i]v km Hpaic\eio<i o vio<; HpuKXeiov. Kai, rare eiaep'^erai ^eoKa<; kut 

 avTrjv Tr}v rj/jiepav airo rov irpoKeacrov tov 'E^BofMov irept eairepav, Kao ep^eTai, Ka/BaWdpK eU to 

 iraXariv t»5? 7ro'\e&>?. Kao ry i^rj<; t'jfiepa, rovTeariv T-g KvpiaKTJ TrXrjaiaaavTaiv tcov ttXoicov tj; 

 iroXei, BovoxJc;, ocrxt? ra iravheiva ev AvTCO)(ei,a rg /leyaXr) kut e-TnTpoirriv ^oiku Bie-Trpa^aTo 

 eurmriffet, @eo(jiavov<; tov t^? avaaKa^ov /j,vr}p,7j<;, Tore coSe o)V ev rg TroXei, fieTa to ^dkelv avTov 

 TTvp Tr\rj(TL0v Twv Katffapiov Kai aaTO'^rjcrai, e(f)V'yev, xai eXOiov fiera Kapa^ov ei? tov lovXiavov 

 Xijieva KUTa Ta Xeyoneva Mavpov, aTevcodei'i eppit^ev eavrov et? ttjv daXao'crav, km Xa^av fieTa 

 cnradlov TrXrjyrjV cnro eVo? e^Kov^LTa)po<;, w? ^v et? OaXaaaav, aireOavev. Kai, eK^Xy6evT0<; tov 

 a-Kr]V(i)/J-aTO'; avTov eavprj xai aTTTfveydrf ets tov Bovv Kai eKavdrj. 



Ibid. p. 716 (A. D. 626) KaXov Se ^LrjyriaaijOai ottw? koI vvv 6 /jlovo'; TToXveXeo? Kai 

 eva'iTXay)(yo<i 6eo<; rg evKpoaheKTW Trpea^eia t?}? aj(pavTov avTov /j.r)Tpo<: Kai, Kara aXrideiav 

 he(J7roivr]<i t'ifiwv deoTOKOv Kai aeiirapOevov Mapia'; ti]v TaTreivrjv TavTrjv avTov tvoXiv ecraxrev e/c 

 Tuiv Kara crvfi^ccviav KVKXaaavrcov avTTjv iravadewv e')(dpS)v rg Kparaia. avToO X^^P''' '^'"'^ ''"'"' ^^ 

 avTg evpedevTa Xaov eXvTpuxraTO t^? irpoo'SoKa/ievr]'; ixayatpat;, aiXP-aXcoaiav Te KUi 7nKpoTar7)<i 

 SovXeta^, o ovSel^ tS)v ttuvtcov eviropriaei SirjjrjaacrOat,. 'O yap eiriKUTapaTO'; XaXfiapa<i e^apy(p^ 



°^ In his " Life of Basil the Macedonian," his grandfather, Porphyrogenitus employs the elaborate style 

 of his time. 



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