| Keywords |
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| ID |
4181 |
| Text |
De rebus gestis Rogerii Calabriae et Siciliae comitis et Roberti Guiscardi ducis fratris eius (1075 - 1100) Geoffrey Malaterra |
| Quotation |
Cum ista apud Romaniam a duce agerentur, Siciliensi comite Rogerio apud Calabriam et Apuliam fraternis negotiis - uti suis - intento, Benarvet, apud Siciliam christiano nomini infestus, multa incommoda inferebat. Erat enim callidissimus et militari exercitio deditus, audax, subdolus, aliud lingua proferens, aliud tacito pectore occultando gerens: Syracusi et Noti princeps, cuius consilio omnes Saraceni, qui adhuc in Sicilia rebelles erant, innitebantur |
| Translation |
While the duke was thus engaged in Romania, and Count Roger of Sicily was busy looking after his brother's affairs as though they were his own in Calabria and Apulia, that foe to the Christian name Benarvert was causing a lot of problems in Sicily. For this prince of Syracuse and Noto was a cunning man, experienced in military matters, brave and crafty, saying one thing but keeping his plans to himself and doing another, and all the Saracens who were still putting up a fight in Sicily relied on his leadership |
| Quotation source |
III, 30 |
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| Comment |
Latin descriptor for Saracens: callidissimus et militari exercitio deditus, audax, subdolus, aliud lingua proferens, aliud tacito pectore occultando gerens |
