Stelle Sed Venetiani nostris, ad se venien...; (De rebus gestis Rogerii Calabriae et Siciliae comitis et Roberti Guiscardi ducis fratris eius (1075 - 1100), III, 26) [4160]

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Keywords	Ethnonym: Venetiani, [wurzel: Venetian]
ID	4160
Text	De rebus gestis Rogerii Calabriae et Siciliae comitis et Roberti Guiscardi ducis fratris eius (1075 - 1100) Geoffrey Malaterra
Quotation	Sed Venetiani nostris, ad se venientibus, arma potius quam deditionem ostentantes, dum magno impetu versus ipsos grassantur, nostris, quia improvide processerant, certamen declinantibus, ipsi in portum Duracensem ad ignominiam damnumque nostrorum impune applicant.
Translation	But, far from surrendering, the Venetians met those who came to them with weapons. When they launched a serious attack against them our men declined battle, for they had come unprepared, and the Venetians reached the port of Durazzo safe from our forces and with virtually no damages.
Quotation source	III, 26
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Comment	Latin descriptors for Venetians: arma potius quam deditionem ostentantes