During the early 9th century the Emperor regained control of the Albanian coast and sent military colonists to Cyprus, which was a neutral condominium shared with the Muslims until reconquered by Byzantium in AD 964-5.
Romano-Byzantine Armies: 4th - 9th Centuries, David C. Nicolle, Angus MacBride - 1992, p. 19
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Sapo fillloi pranvera, sulltani u nis menjehere me nje ekspedite kundra ilireve, qe banojne prane gjirit te Jonit, ne anen e djathte ku lundron ne te, aty rreth Epidamit te vjeter. Ata ishin barbare dhe ne fillim quheshin taulante dhe mahaone. Shumica e tyre jane nomade, autonome dhe pa mbret. Prej kohesh banojne ne male te medha dhe shume te larta qe kalohen me veshtiresi.
1. The nickname ΓΚΑΓΚΑΡΑΙΟΙ for 'Athenians' The term Gagari (Γχάγχαροι) or Gagarei (Γχαγχαραῖοι) means originally in Biris' opinion nothing but Albanian 'Gegs', and the same author expounds the theory that the main... Names from Geg exist, to be sure in modern Greek: Γχέγχης and Γχέγχας and Γχέχας, these as 'Geg', Γχέγχης in many places, Γχέγχας as surname in Epirus, pl. Γχέγχηδες, meaning originally inhabitants of the Albanian region north of the Albanian river Janusos' and the northern region is called Γχεγχαρια; there is also an adjective γχέγχιχος and γχέχιχος; a nickname Γχέχας and a place-name ατοῦ Γχέχα... Demetrius John Georgacas, Modern Nomenclature of Athens and Alleged Influences in Beiträge zur Namenforschung, Volumes 4-5, C. Winter., 1975, pp. 131-132  |
The ethnicon Σζορτινός is found in six passages of the Chronicle of Morea. Various explanations of the name have been suggested: one from Albanian, another from an ancient place name, a third from a Greek noun and...(p.79) Note that in Epirus NW of Jannina there exists a place name by name Σχόδρα. It is certain that the earlier form is Scodra-Σχόδρα (cf. also Skoder and the form with the definite article Scodra...(80) Beiträge zur Namenforschung, Volume 1, C. Winter., 1950 |
Georgius Pachymeres (Greek: Γεώργιος Παχυμέρης) (1242 – c. 1310), a Byzantine Greek historian, philosopherALBPelasgian wrote:Pahimeri eshte nje nga autoret bizantine qe ne menyre konsistente i njejteson shqiptaret me iliret. Do te ishte nje pasuri e madhe sikur te siguronim origjinalin edhe ne greqisht e latinisht te kete pasazheve:
Keto citate patjeter se duhet te jene diku ne kete liber!
Zeus10 wrote:Georgius Pachymeres (Greek: Γεώργιος Παχυμέρης) (1242 – c. 1310), a Byzantine Greek historian, philosopherALBPelasgian wrote:Pahimeri eshte nje nga autoret bizantine qe ne menyre konsistente i njejteson shqiptaret me iliret. Do te ishte nje pasuri e madhe sikur te siguronim origjinalin edhe ne greqisht e latinisht te kete pasazheve:
Keto citate patjeter se duhet te jene diku ne kete liber!
G. Pachymeris, De Michaele et Andronico Paleologis, Bonn, 1835., Greek and Latin text.
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https://archive.org/details/demichaeleetand01bekkgoog
Pjese nga libri:
G. Pachymeres, Hierocles and Philagrios, Declamationes XIII, Philogelos.
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ALBPelasgian wrote:Pahimeri eshte nje nga autoret bizantine qe ne menyre konsistente i njejteson shqiptaret me iliret. Do te ishte nje pasuri e madhe sikur te siguronim origjinalin edhe ne greqisht e latinisht te kete pasazheve:
Ky pasazh s'ka te paguar per shkak se viset ne veri te Peneut (ne veri te Thesalise) i quan toka te ilireve dhe triballeve (shqiptareve dhe sllaveve, ne kontekstin ne fjale). Poashtu eshte me rendesi te vihet ne dukje se autori ndjek nje tradite shume te vjeter qe e konsideronte Peneun si piken me veriore te Hellades, duke lene jashte saj krejt Epirin dhe Maqedonine.
Edhe pasazhi ne vijim i quan ilire shqiparet e Epirit te Ri ne luften e tyre kunder anzhuineve te Sicilise:
Keto citate patjeter se duhet te jene diku ne kete liber!
Ai mund te jete nje koment i perkthyesit, brenda fjalorit te shpjegimit te emrave. Ajo qe permend Pahymeri, eshte kjo:bardus wrote:Zeus10 wrote:
Zeus, ne fund te paragrafit,Pachymeris thote qe Albanitet jane ata Albanet qe permend Ptolemeu,
pjese e Maqedonise se Lashte (Emathia shen. im),pra ben lidhjen ure nga
Ptolemeu Alban....(afro 1000 vjet) ....> Albanite ne 1242 – c. 1310 te Pachymeres.
Ideja eshte se kemi te bejme me te njejtin popull ALBAN ,ALBANENSES , nga Ptolemeu deri tek Pachymeres dhe se ky etnonym
ka ekzistuar shume heret,sipas Bogdanit qe ne shek.11 b.c. kur u formua Shteti i Arberit.
Τότε τοίνυν τοῖς άδελφοῖς έγχειρίσυς τά δυσιχά, τῶ μέν δεσπότη 'Ιωύννη τάς ύνατολιχύς παραδούς δυνάμεις συνάμα τῶ Σχυθιχῶ τά χατά γῆς προσέταττε μετιέναι, χαί τύ τῶν 'Ιλλυριῶν μεωέπειν χαί Τριβαλλῶν, χαί τά τοῦ Πηνειοῦ πέραν, τήν ίδίως 'Ελλάδα λεγομένην, χατατρέχειν, τῶ δεσπότη Μιχαήλ πολεμοῦντα. |
