@misc{Brodka_Dariusz_Priskos_2019,
 author={Brodka, Dariusz},
 copyright={Copyright by Polskie Towarzystwo Filologiczne},
 address={Wrocław},
 howpublished={online},
 year={2019},
 publisher={Polskie Towarzystwo Filologiczne i Uniwersytet Wrocławski},
 language={ger},
 abstract={The aim of the article is to analyse the sources of the black legend of the eunuch Chrysaphius, the powerful minister of the emperor Theodosius II. Unquestionably, in most sources (e.g. Suda, John of Antioch, Theophanes, Malalas, Evagrius Scholasticus, Theodor Lector) biased reporting and introduction of fabricated and exaggerated facts are found, directed against Chrysaphius with the intention of creating a distorted and negative image of him as a powerful eunuch. These historical texts present him as a wicked creature that controlled everything, seizing everyone’s possessions and being hated by everyone. It is generally accepted that this historiographical tradition originated mainly from the historian Priscus of Panium. However, the careful analysis of Priscus’ extant fragments shows that this view cannot be correct. From the famous account of the failed assassination attempt against Attila one can conclude that Priscus deemed Chrysaphius as a far-sighted politician who could count on strong support by his friends and other important figures of the Eastern Roman Empire.},
 title={Priskos von Panion, Crysaphios und die Macht der Eunuchen},
 type={tekst},
 keywords={Chrysaphius, emperor Theodosius II, Priscus of Panium},
}