Ammianus Marcellinus, Res Gestae, John C. Rolfe (Translator), 25.7.4

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[4] Haec inter cum neque pontes compaginari, paterentur undae torrentes, et absumptis omnibus quae poterant mandi,¹ sine² utilibus ullis, acto miserabiliter biduo, furebat inedia iraque percitus miles, ferro properans quam fame, ignavissimo genere mortis, absumi.³

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] Meanwhile our men, since the raging waters prevented bridges from being made, and everything edible had been used up, passed two days in wretchedness, deprived of everything useful; excited by hunger and wrath, they were in a state of frenzy and eager to lose their lives by the sword rather then by starvation, the most shameful kind of death.

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Res Gestae

1. poterant mandi, tr. by Clark, c.c.

2. sine, added by Her.; V omits.

3. absumi, erat, Pet.; absumi. erat, G; absumerit tamen, V.

Ammianus Marcellinus Res Gestae 25.7.4

John C. Rolfe (Translator)

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