Ammianus Marcellinus, Res Gestae, John C. Rolfe (Translator), 21.10.7

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[7] And now, lifting himself higher and believing that Constantius could never be brought into harmony with him, he wrote to the senate a sharp oration full of invective, in which he specifically charged Constantius with disgraceful acts and faults. When these were read in the House, while Tertullus was still acting as prefect, the striking independence of the nobles was manifest as well as their grateful affection;¹ for with complete agreement they one and all shouted: We demand reverence for your own creator.²

Res Gestae. Ammianus Marcellinus. John C. Rolfe (Translator). Cambridge, MA. 1935-1940.

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[7] Iamque altius semet¹ extollens, et numquam credens ad concordiam provocari posse Constantium, orationem acrem et invectivam, probra quaedam in eum explanantem et vitia, scripserat ad senatum. Quae cum Tertullo administrante adhuc praefecturam, recitarentur in curia, eminuit nobilitatis cum speciosa fiducia, benignitas grata. Exclamatum est enim in unum, cunctorum sententia congruente, auctori tuo reverentiam rogamus.

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1. For Constantius.

2. Cf. xvi. 7, 3. I.e. the bestower of your high position, since Constantius had raised him to the rank of Caesar.

Ammianus Marcellinus Res Gestae 21.10.7

John C. Rolfe (Translator)

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