Ammianus Marcellinus, Res Gestae, John C. Rolfe (Translator), 19.8.12

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[12] Hoc malo¹ conciti, cum omne iam esset in celeritate salutis praesidium, per dumeta et silvas montes petimus celsiores, exindeque Melitinam minoris Armeniae oppidum venimus, mox² repertum ducem comitatique³ iam profecturum, Antiochiam revisimus insperati.⁴

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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[12] Alarmed by this danger, since now all hope of life depended upon speed, through thickets and woods we made for the higher mountains, and came from there to the town of Melitina in lesser Armenia, where we presently found and accompanied an officer, who was just on the point of leaving; and so we returned unexpectedly to Antioch.

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Res Gestae

1. malo (for viatere, Her.), put after hoc by G.

2. mox, Pet.; ubi, W 2, vulgo; uos, V.

3. comitatique, Her.; comitatumque, Gardt.; comitateque, V.

4. insperati. At, Her.; interea Sapor et, G; iam impetrata re, Clark; iamimperator et, V ( im, added by V 2).

Ammianus Marcellinus Res Gestae 19.8.12

John C. Rolfe (Translator)

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