| Keywords |
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| ID |
4161 |
| Text |
De rebus gestis Rogerii Calabriae et Siciliae comitis et Roberti Guiscardi ducis fratris eius (1075 - 1100) Geoffrey Malaterra |
| Quotation |
Sed illi artificiose ignem, quem graecum appellant, qui nec aqua extinguitur, occultis fistularum meatibus sub undis perflantes, quandam navem de nostris, quam cattum nominant, dolose inter ipsas liquidi aequoris undas comburunt. |
| Translation |
But the Venetians, using hidden pipes, spread artificial fire, the sort called 'Greek fire' which water cannot extinguish, onto the sea, and they treacherously set fire to one of our ships, of the type called a 'catt', as it floated on the waves. |
| Quotation source |
III, 26 |
| Associated use case(s) |
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| Comment |
Latin descriptors for Venetians: occultis |
