Ammianus Marcellinus, Res Gestae, John C. Rolfe (Translator), 20.8.4

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[4] Quamquam eum haec dudum comperisse opinabatur, relatu Decentii olim reversi, et cubiculariorum recens de Galliis praegressorum,¹ qui ad Caesarem² aliqua³ portavere sollemnia. Et quamquam nova referret,⁴ non repugnanter tamen nec arrogantibus verbis quicquam scripsit, ne videretur subito redundasse tumore.⁵ Erat autem litterarum sensus huius modi:

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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[4] But yet he thought that Constantius had long since had news of the event through the reports of Decentius, who had come back some time before, and of the chamberlains, who had lately passed through on their way from Gaul after bringing the Caesar a part of his regular income.¹ And although he reported the changed conditions, he did not write anything in a hostile tone nor in arrogant language, lest he should seem suddenly to have become full of haughtiness. The purport of the letter was as follows:

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Res Gestae

1. praegressorum, V; regressorum, G; progressorum, NB.

2. Caesaream, Corn., Gardt. (cf. xx. 9, 1); Caessarem, V.

3. aliqua, V; maligna, Corn.

4. nova referret, added by Novák.

5. redundasse, W, Novák; redundasset, V 1; repuggnasse, V 2; tumore, added by Novák.

Ammianus Marcellinus Res Gestae 20.8.4

John C. Rolfe (Translator)

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