Keywords |
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ID |
4122 |
Text |
De rebus gestis Rogerii Calabriae et Siciliae comitis et Roberti Guiscardi ducis fratris eius (1075 - 1100) Geoffrey Malaterra |
Quotation |
Imperator itaque, de praesentia hostium sinistro nuncio accepto, chartulis
expeditionem submonens, totum imperium sollicitat: multisque millibus, paucis numero hostibus
- sed strenuitate abundantioribus - occurrere parat. |
Translation |
After receiving the unwelcome news of the presence of these enemies, the emperor summoned his army by written messages [chartulis], despatched throughout his empire, and prepared to march with thousands of men against an enemy who were less numerous, though better furnished with valour [strenuitas]. |
Quotation source |
III, 26 |
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Comment |
Latin descriptor: strenuitas |