Stelle Ea tempestate quidam saracenus, Be...; (De rebus gestis Rogerii Calabriae et Siciliae comitis et Roberti Guiscardi ducis fratris eius (1075 - 1100), III, 12) [4180]
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| ID | 4180 |
| Text | De rebus gestis Rogerii Calabriae et Siciliae comitis et Roberti Guiscardi ducis fratris eius (1075 - 1100) Geoffrey Malaterra |
| Quotation | Ea tempestate quidam saracenus, Bechus nomine, Castrum- novum possidens, illic morabatur. Erat autem idem vir magnae superfluitatis et arrogantiae, unde et ipsos suos fideles levitate sua, interdum diversis contumeliis afficiens, sibi infideliores reddebat |
| Translation | At that time a Saracen called Bechus [Abu-Bekr] possessed Castronovo and was dwelling there. He was a man of great, indeed overwhelming, arrogance; and this and his unpredictability, as well as various insults he had inflicted upon them, had rendered his subjects unfaithful |
| Quotation source | III, 12 |
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