Ammianus Marcellinus, Res Gestae, John C. Rolfe (Translator), val1.5.27

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[27] Licinius, desperata maris spe, per quod se viderat obsidendum, Chalcedonam cum thesauris refugit. Byzantium Constantinus invasit, victoriam maritimam Crispo conveniente cognoscens. Deinde apud Chrysopolim Licinius pugnavit,¹ maxime auxiliantibus Gothis quos Alica² regalis³ deduxerat; tum⁴ Constantini pars vincens XXV⁵ milia armatorum fudit partis adversae, ceteris fugientibus.

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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[27] Licinius, abandoning hope on the sea, by way of which he saw that he would be blockaded, fled with his treasures to Chalcedon. Constantine entered Byzantium, where he met Crispus and learned of his naval victory. Then Licinius began a battle at Chrysopolis,¹ being especially aided by the Gothic auxiliaries which their prince Alica had brought; whereupon the army of Constantine was victorious, slaying 25,000 soldiers² of the opposing side and putting the rest to flight.

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Res Gestae

1. pugnauit] Hadr. Val.; B omits.

2. Alica] B.

3. regalis]; regulis, B.

4. tum, Momm.; cum, B.

5. tum, Momm.; cum, B.

Ammianus Marcellinus Res Gestae val1.5.27

John C. Rolfe (Translator)

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