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| ID |
4158 |
| Text |
De rebus gestis Rogerii Calabriae et Siciliae comitis et Roberti Guiscardi ducis fratris eius (1075 - 1100) Geoffrey Malaterra |
| Quotation |
Qui jussa fideliter complentes, classem accelerant, triduoque ante sibi praefixum ab imperatore terminum, versus Duracium adventare a nostris eminus in mari conspiciuntur. Ad quorum intuitum nostri, citius in arma ruentes, navali congressu dimicaturi hostibus promptissime occurrere accelerant. Sicque per totam diem utrimque acerrime congressum est. ... Venetiani, viribus exhausti, deditionem pollicentes, pacem indutiasque usque in crastinum, quo duci pro libitu suo foederentur, expostulant. |
| Translation |
The Venetians fulfilled his orders faithfully, and three days before the target date the emperor had set for them they were spotted by our men as they approached some distance away out to sea. At the sight of them our troops rushed to arms, and they immediately hastened out to begin the battle at sea with their enemies. A bitter encounter continued throughout the whole day. ... With their strength exhausted, the Venetians promised to give in and asked for a truce until dawn, when they would make a treaty with the duke on his terms. |
| Quotation source |
III, 26 |
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| Comment |
Latin descriptors for Venetians: fideliter, in arma ruentes |
