Ammianus Marcellinus, Res Gestae, John C. Rolfe (Translator), 15.4.2

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[2] Inter montium celsorum amfractus, immani pulsu Rhenus exoriens, per scopulos extenditur altos,¹ nullos advenas amnes² adoptans, ut per³ cataractas inclinatione praecipiti funditur Nilus. Et navigari ab ortu poterat primigenio copiis exuberans propriis, ni ruenti curreret similis potius⁴ quam fluenti lenius amni.⁵

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

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Res Gestae (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).)

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History Perseus (Ammianus Marcellinus. Ammianus Marcellinus, with an English translation, Vols. I-III. Rolfe, John C., translator. Cambridge, MA; London: Harvard University Press; W. Heinemann, 1935-1940 (printing).) — 15.4.2 focus

[2] Between the defiles of lofty mountains the Rhine rises and pours with mighty current over high rocks, without receiving tributary streams, just as the Nile with headlong descent pours over the cataracts. And it could be navigated from its very source, since it overflows with waters of its own, did it not run along like a torrent rather than a quietly flowing river.

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Res Gestae

1. exoriens per, scripsi; exoriens per praeruptos, Val. in lac. of 11 letters; pulsurhen . pulos, V.

2. altos, scripsi.;

3. nullos advenas am, Gronov added in lac. of 10 letters extenditur nes, V.

4. per, Val. added in lac. of 3 letters. similis potius, Val.; sim (lac. of 8 letters), quam, V.

5. lenius amni, scripsi in lac. of 6 letters.

Ammianus Marcellinus Res Gestae 15.4.2

John C. Rolfe (Translator)

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