Stelle Graecosque, qui, jam urbe ad medie...; (De rebus gestis Rogerii Calabriae et Siciliae comitis et Roberti Guiscardi ducis fratris eius (1075 - 1100), II, 29) [4120]

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Keywords	Ethnonym: Graeci, [wurzel: Graec] Ethnonym: Normanni, [wurzel: Normann] Ethnonym: Sarraceni, [wurzel: sarracen]
ID	4120
Text	De rebus gestis Rogerii Calabriae et Siciliae comitis et Roberti Guiscardi ducis fratris eius (1075 - 1100) Geoffrey Malaterra
Quotation	Graecosque, qui, jam urbe ad medietatem recisa, inter se et Normannos quandam munitionem ad se defendendum refecerant, minus ad praesens proficiens, expugnabat. Sarraceni denique de vicinis castris quinque millia a nobis promptiores, audientes Graecos a nostris dissentire, non minimum gavisi, auxilium laturi, se jam ad illos contulerant:: quorum paesidio Graeci se perplurimum afficiebantur.
Translation	With the city now cut in two, the Greeks built a barricade for their protection between themselves and the Normans. The Saracens from the neighbouring castra, who were about five thousand in number, were overjoyed to hear that the Greeks were fighting with our troops and moved rapidly to help them. Their assistance greatly benefited the Greeks.
Quotation source	II, 29
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