Ammianus Marcellinus, Res Gestae, John C. Rolfe (Translator), 28.2.4

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[4] Vicit tamen imperatoris vehementior cura, et morigeri militis labor, mento tenus (dum operaretur) saepe demersi: tandem non sine quorundam discrimine, castra praesidiaria, inquietudini¹ ringentis² amnis exempta, nunc valida sunt.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] Yet finally the day was won by the efficient superviion of the emperor and the labour of his obedient soldiers, who as they worked were often sunk chin-deep in the water; and at last, though not without danger to some of the men, the defensive works, relieved of the pressure of the snarling river, are now strong.

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Res Gestae

1. inquietudini, Momm.; inquietudine, E 2AG; inrui etudiner, V.

2. ringentis, V, est. by Gronov; urgentis, Hadr. Val.; ruentis, Novák.

3. lac. indicated by Clark and Her., c.c.

Ammianus Marcellinus Res Gestae 28.2.4

John C. Rolfe (Translator)

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