Stelle Maniacum, utrum improvise an ex de...; (De rebus gestis Rogerii Calabriae et Siciliae comitis et Roberti Guiscardi ducis fratris eius (1075 - 1100), I, 8) [4223]
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| ID | 4223 |
| Text | De rebus gestis Rogerii Calabriae et Siciliae comitis et Roberti Guiscardi ducis fratris eius (1075 - 1100) Geoffrey Malaterra |
| Quotation | Maniacum, utrum improvise an ex deliberatiorne industriae spolia diviserit, ad rationem ponunt. Porro ille indignatus, quasi potestati suae contradicere praesumpserint, cum liceat sibi de eisdem spoliis pro libito suo agere, per spatia castrorum fustibus caedendo, ad ignominiam gentis nostrae contumeliis affici praecepit. Harduinus rediens cum talia nuntiat, nostri grave ferentes, in Graecos insurgere deliberant. |
| Translation | He ordered Arduin to be punished by being beaten with staves right the way through the camp, and by doing this to shame our men. When Arduin returned with this news our people took it exceedingly ill, and decided to attack the Greeks. Arduin was barely able to restrain them, but he suggested a better plan; namely that he should conceal his anger and approach Maniaces in a more humble manner |
| Quotation source | I, 8 |
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