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| ID |
2161 |
| Text |
De origine Gothorum (Historia de regibus Gothorum, Vandalorum et Suevorum) (560 - 636) Isidore of Seville |
| Quotation |
saepe etiam et lacertos contra Romanas insolentias et inruptiones Vasconum movit, ubi non
magis bella tractasse quam potius gentem quasi in palaestrae ludo pro usu utilitatis videtur
exercuisse.
Provincias autem, quas pater proelio conquisivit, iste pace conservavit, aequitate disposuit,
moderamine rexit.
Fuit autem placidus, mitis, egregiae bonitatis tantamque in vultu gratiam habuit et tantam in animo
benignitatem gessit, ut in omnium mentibus influens etiam malos ad affectum amoris sui adtraheret:
adeo liberalis, ut opes privatorum et ecclesiarum praedia, quae paterna labes fisco adsociaverat iuri
proprio restauraret; adeo clemens, ut populi tributa saepe indulgentiae largitione laxaret. |
| Translation |
He also frequently sent forces in opposition to the arrogant deeds of the Romans and the incursions of the Vascones, in such a way that he seems not so much to have waged wars as rather to have trained his people, as it were, in the sport of wrestling for the sake of utility.
But but her preserved with peace, set in order with justice, and ruled with temperance the provinces which his father had gained by battle. He was peaceful, gentle, of surpassing goodness, and had such charm in his countenance and bore such kindness in his heart that he would influence the minds of all and would draw even evil men to the disposition of love to him. He was so liberal that he restored to their proper jurisdiction the property of private citizens and the churches' estates which his father's disgrace had joined to the treasury; he was so clement that he often alleviated the people's tributes by the bestowal of leniency. (Trans. Donini and Ford, p. 26) |
| Quotation source |
ch. 54-5 (p. 290, lin. 1) |
| Temporal Coverage |
586 - 601 |
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