Stelle Sicque, damno contra damnum composi...; (De rebus gestis Rogerii Calabriae et Siciliae comitis et Roberti Guiscardi ducis fratris eius (1075 - 1100), III, 26) [4162]

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Text De rebus gestis Rogerii Calabriae et Siciliae comitis et Roberti Guiscardi ducis fratris eius (1075 - 1100) Geoffrey Malaterra
Quotation Sicque, damno contra damnum composito, pari ultione facilius fertur, nostris itaque exhorrescentibus dolum ipsorum, ipsis autem strenuitatem nostrorum, certamen utrimque diremptum quievit. Ipsi in portum urbis, unde exierant, regrediuntur; nostri vero ubi primum applicuerant, persistunt.
Translation So, with one loss set off against another and each side easily gaining some revenge, both sought to break off the battle, for our men were scared of their strategems and theirs were afraid of our valour. The Venetians returned to the city's port, from whence they had came, our men remained where they had first lain.
Quotation source III, 26
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