Stelle Imperator itaque, de praesentia h...; (De rebus gestis Rogerii Calabriae et Siciliae comitis et Roberti Guiscardi ducis fratris eius (1075 - 1100), III, 26) [4122]

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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