Ammianus Marcellinus, Res Gestae, John C. Rolfe (Translator), 29.4.5

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[5] Adventu itaque plurium copiarum animati indices, castrisque ad tempus brevissimum fixis, quia nec sarcinale iumentum quisquam nec tabernaculum habuit, praeter principem, cui tapete et sisyra suffecerant¹ pro tentorio, parumper ob tenebras morati nocturnas, exsiliente Lucifero, urgente² procinctu pergebant ulterius, itinerum gnaris ducentibus,³ frequenti⁴ equitatu cum Theodosio rectore praeire disposito, ne quid lateret⁵ tempore iaceat, extento strepitu suorum est impeditus quibus assidue mandans, ut rapinis et incendiis abstinerent, impetrare non potuit. Ignium enim crepitu dissonisque clamoribus satellites exciti, idque quod acciderat suspicati, carpento veloci impositum regem angusto aditu circumfractis collibus abdiderunt.

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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[5] Then the generals,¹ encouraged by the arrival of additional troops, encamped, with a view to a very short stay, since no one had a pack-animal or a tent, except the emperor, for whom a rug and a rough blanket² sufficed for such a shelter. Then, after delaying for a time on account of the darkness of night, as soon as the morning-star uprose, since the campaign called for haste, they advanced farther, led by guides who knew the roads; and a large force of cavalry was ordered to precede them under command of Theodosius, that nothing might be unobserved³ . . . was lying at the time; but he was prevented by the continuous noise made by his men; for although he constantly commanded them to abstain from plundering and setting fires, he could not make them obey. For the crackling flames and the dissonant shouts awakened the king’s attendants, and suspecting what had happened, they placed him in a swift wagon and hid him in a narrow pass of the precipitous hills.

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Res Gestae

1. et sisyra suffecerant, Her.; tapete suffecerat (cf. xvi. 5, 5), Pet.; tapete (lac. 7 letters) sufficerat po, V.

2. Lucifero urgente, added by Her. (cf. xix. 7, 2); exigente procinctu, Pet.; exiliente procincti, V.

3. ducentibus erat (see crit. note 5), G omits with lac. of 4 letters and asterisk; ducentibus, Lind.; discentibus, V.

4. frequenti, Eyssen.; fre (lac. 4 letters), V.

5. nequid lateret, Her. (cf. xxiv. 1, 13); sequi ratus, Eyssen.; et quia aderat, Pet. in Index; equirat erat (lac. 3 1/2 lines), V.

Ammianus Marcellinus Res Gestae 29.4.5

John C. Rolfe (Translator)

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