Ammianus Marcellinus, Res Gestae, John C. Rolfe (Translator), 22.8.11

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[11] And where the sun rises from the eastern ocean it comes to an end in the marshes of the Maeotis¹ ; where it inclines towards the west it is bounded by Roman provinces; where it looks up to the Bears it breeds men of varying languages and habits; on the southern side it slopes downward² in a gentle curve.

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

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Res Gestae Perseus (Ammianus Marcellinus. Ammianus Marcellinus, with an English translation, Vols. I-III. Rolfe, John C., editor. Cambridge, MA; London: Harvard University Press; W. Heinemann, 1935-1940 (printing).) — 22.8.11 focus

[11] Et qua sol oceano exsurgit eoo, paludibus clauditur Maeotidos: qua declinat in vesperum, Romanis provinciis terminatur: unde suspicit sidus arctoum, homines alit linguis et moribus dispares: latus eius austrinum molli devexitate subductum.

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1. The Palus Maeotis is on the northern side of the Euxine.

2. The directions are so uncertain that the meaning is not clear.

Ammianus Marcellinus Res Gestae 22.8.11

John C. Rolfe (Translator)

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