Stelle Nox vel dies, vesper et aurora, au...; (De rebus gestis Rogerii Calabriae et Siciliae comitis et Roberti Guiscardi ducis fratris eius (1075 - 1100), II, 41) [4196]

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Text De rebus gestis Rogerii Calabriae et Siciliae comitis et Roberti Guiscardi ducis fratris eius (1075 - 1100) Geoffrey Malaterra
Quotation Nox vel dies, vesper et aurora, aura lenis vel aspera, aequo pondere infesta timori erant. Unde et Sicilienses, consilio intra se habito, mori potiusquam cum tanta inquietudine infelicem vitam diutius protelare deliberantes, belli fortunam contra comitem tentare parant Denique versus
Translation They were afraid all the time, night and day, morning and evening, in cold weather or hot. Because of this the Sicilians took counsel among themselves, and decided to put an end to this rather than remaining any longer leading such an unhappy and fear-filled life
Quotation source II, 41
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