Ammianus Marcellinus, Res Gestae, John C. Rolfe (Translator), 28.1.13

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[13] The persistent natural bent of Maximinus to cruel conduct was increased by the coming of a colleague of the same character and by the charm of a commission conferring lofty rank. Therefore, full of joy, he turned his steps this way and that, seeming to dance rather than walk, and seeking to imitate the Brahmins, who march (as some say) above the earth among their altars.¹

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

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[13] Auxit obstinatum Maximini ingenium ad laedendum adventus collegae similis et litterarum cum ampla dignitate dulcedo. Ideoque pedes huc hue et illuc exsultando contorquens, saltare, non incedere videbatur, dum studebat inter altaria celsius gradientes (ut quidam memorant) imitari Brachmanas.

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1. Philostratus, Vita Apollonii, iii. 15, says that the Brahmins sometimes levitated themselves two cubits high from the ground . . . walking with the sun.

Ammianus Marcellinus Res Gestae 28.1.13

John C. Rolfe (Translator)

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