Ammianus Marcellinus, Res Gestae, John C. Rolfe (Translator), 23.3.9

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[9] Dumque hos alloquitur, Xerxis illius potentissimi regis instar, classis advenit, tribuno Constantiano cum comite Lucilliano ductante, quae latissimum flumen Euphraten artabat, in qua mille erant onerariae naves, ex diversa trabe confectae,¹ commeatus abunde ferentes, et tela, et obsidionales etiam² machinas, quinquaginta aliae bellatrices, totidemque ad compaginandos necessariae pontes.

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).) — 23.3.9 focus

[9] And while he was giving them audience his fleet arrived, equal to that of the mighty king Xerxes, under the command of the tribune Constantianus and Count Lucillianus; and the broad Euphrates was almost too narrow for it, consisting as it did of a thousand cargo-carriers of varied construction, and bringing an abundance of supplies, weapons, and also siege-engines; there were besides fifty warships and an equal number which were needed for making bridges.

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1. confectae, Momm.; contextae, HNG; contectae, V.

2. etiam, addidi c.c. This seems preferable to alias (see Amer. Jour. of Phil. lvii. 137 ff.) because of aliae in the next line. aliae represents the usage referred to in A.J.P.

Ammianus Marcellinus Res Gestae 23.3.9

John C. Rolfe (Translator)

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