Ammianus Marcellinus, Res Gestae, John C. Rolfe (Translator), 23.6.38

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[38] Paratur autem hoc modo. Oleum usus¹ communis herba quadam infectum, condiunt harum rerum periti, ad² diuturnitatem servantes et coalescens ooalescens, dum³ ex materia venenatur. Alia⁴ similis oleo crassiori species⁵ gignitur apud Persas, quam (ut diximus) naphtam naptham⁶ vocabulo appellavere gentili.

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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[38] Now, the oil is made in this way. Those who are skilled in such matters take oil of general use, mix it with a certain herb, and let it stand for a long time and thicken, until it gets magic power from the material. Another kind, like a thicker sort of oil, is native to Persia, and (as I have said)¹ is called in that language naphtha.

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1. usus, M; usue, V.

2. periti ad, C 2AG; peritia ad, MV.

3. dum, Her.; durant, G; duri, MV.

4. venenatur. alia, Clark; venae naturalis, G; bene (from uene, m. 1) naturalia, M; bene (uene, V 3 naturalia (ra written above tu by m. 1).

5. crassiori species, T 2bA; crassiori: quae species, G; crassiorispecies, M; crassioris pecies, V (corrected).

6. naptham, Clark; naitham, MV ( napitham, V 3.

Ammianus Marcellinus Res Gestae 23.6.38

John C. Rolfe (Translator)

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